I knew that I had two workouts today, one 4 mile run and another 11 mile run. I woke up this AM and turn on my computer (yeah, working from home!) and begin to get some stuff done. It’s raining outside… ug. I’m hoping it’ll stop in time for the morning run. I know that…
There are 8 weeks and a couple days left to TCM. It’s crazy how fast time goes by! I can tell I’m stronger for this cycle, this week will be my second 80 mile week of this cycle (vs. only one during the entire cycle for Fargo). I’ve held up pretty good, but training at…
A lot of my family came down for the 1/2 marathon in Red Wing this weekend. I had signed up a while ago because it was an event my work was sponsoring (and thus, signed up my husband, who always appreciates being signed up for long running races). My brother also came down, bringing a…
What a week. I began the week by flying out to Salt Lake City, UT for work. It was actually a lot of fun — I got to see a lot of endurance trail runners, preview fun new camping, running, and outdoor gear, and also got to run in the foothills of UT in the…
Trying to fit in these miles into an already hectic schedule is difficult. Take yesterday, for example: 6:45 Leave for work.7:45 Get to work.5:00 Leave work (should have really stayed late, because I’m behind, but I know I have a long run to get in…)6:20 Get home (after a tire fill because the flat they…
As promised, this blog will be much happier and positive than the last… I’m starting to ramp up my mileage now. So far, so good. My mileage weeks have stepped up a little quickly: Week 1: 48 (with a few hours of skiing) Week 2: 65 Week 3 (this week): 80 I’m just starting to…