Yeah for vacations. Ours was great — very relaxing. We spent a lot of it at the cabin in northern Wisconsin. We were away from the internet, the TV didn’t work well, and away from work, housework, and everything else I typically busy life with. It was exactly what I needed :). It also revitalized…
All this running takes a toll on your body! I think Sunday’s run in the rain/wet socks is what really did me in. I chaffed on the inside of my thighs (hate it when that happens) and my feet blistered up pretty bad. Since that run, I’ve had to tape up my feet and thighs…
Me at the end of my 100 mile week. YEAH, I made it! And I’m still in one piece!! I did a 5.25 mile run at night on Sunday just so I could reach it… silly, I know, but I just really, really wanted to hit that goal. Now I can always say I’ve done…
Today I met up with Jenny, my training partner from Fargo, and Kim Pawelek, the 1999 Twin Cities Marathon champion. Kim’s sister lives in the cities, and Jenny is friends with Kim’s sister — so Jenny gave me a call and asked if I’d be interested in doing a long run with her. Of course!…
I apologize for not writing more during the week! This week has been absolutely insane. How has the “100 mile/week” plan been going? Actually, pretty well, except for tonight. I’m really disciplined about making sure I have time for my run/runs. Here’s a run down of my week so far: Monday: 6 miles AM, 6…
I’ve been pretty lucky this summer with weather. I think this is the first weekend that has made for difficult training. Today’s workout was brutal. 20 miles with 10 at marathon pace. The first 10 were great – 7:45-8:00 pace is nice!!. I picked up Lis, one of the skiers that was having boot trouble…