I love reading through old blog posts. I’ll try to post a Throw Back on Thursdays from now on, which should be fun! First, I’ll share this post from May of 2013 (original post here) about goal-setting and my fire to find my limits. This post still fires me up :). Chicago didn’t go as…
I have agonized over the decision to still do the Maple Syrup 50k this upcoming Saturday. It was supposed to be my first ultra marathon. I was really looking forward to testing myself over the distance, especially at a race close to home and with fairly easy trail terrain. Once I found out I was…
A couple weeks ago, Nate was away for the evening, pacing a friend through the Zumbro 100 miler. I put Greta to bed, changed into sweats, and plopped myself on the couch downstairs. I half watched Babadook, a scary movie (Nate refuses to watch them with me, and I secretly love paranormal movies), and half…
I have forgotten what life looks like when I’m trying to run 90-100 miles/week! Wow – eat, sleep, run, run again, coach, errands, clean, family time (last but NOT least). Then: repeat! Things have been going really well! As crazy as the schedule is, I love it! I’ve responded to the higher mileage really well,…
If you know me & the team I have created and coach, I am heavily invested in my athletes. I weather their ups and downs right along with them. Sometimes it’s hard to carry that weight, but the highs that come along with it are THE BEST. I could coach more at a distance, but…
As you know, one of my big goals this year was to re-claim the world record in the indoor marathon. Well, something of THIS magnitude happened a week and a half ago: Photo credits: Justin Gaymon/Armory Foundation Yep, the world record was lowered by 9 minutes. Now… my PR is still faster than this… and…