After CIM, I needed some down time. The month leading up to that marathon was stress-filled and running, for the first time in a LONG time, wasn’t fun. Workouts were no longer a “let’s see how fast I can do this, how much I can hurt”, but “work”. So, the last 3 weeks have been…
What? Indoor Marathon World Record Attempt 🙂 When? January 6th, 2013. 6:30 am (ouch) How? 150 laps on St. Olaf’s indoor warm up track (USATF certified marathon). Switch directions every 30 minutes. Run under a 3:08 (which, knock on wood, *should* be doable… but I also now have serious doubts about my ability to stay…
So much to write about! Two great things have happened to me in the last week: First, Anytime Fitness in Northfield offered a gym membership to help me achieve the 2016 Olympic trials standard. I am super excited about this, for several reasons. First, I am a complete gym rat and love nothing more than…
If not for my U of MN test and Beth Zirbes’ recommended link, I would have embarked in a “some-what” vegan looking diet for this next year. I am in love with the recipes I’ve tried, and really enjoy trying to eat as much plant/bean/natural based food as possible. Truly. But, based on my test…
I had my VO2 max and body fat tested today at the University of Minnesota’s Human Performance Lab. I am go glad I did this. For anyone wondering where they are, or just looking to be smarter with their zones/body weight, I completely recommend this. I was lucky enough to have the PhD administering the…
I’ll try to keep this short and sweet – mostly to capture some details on the race – and more so so I can move on & start thinking/planning for what’s next (since I can’t blog about what’s next until I’ve recapped – seems like a good rule). As you know, this was not a…