The Rocky Mountain Half Marathon is tomorrow. I still have no idea what my goals are… besides just running a good race. The race is at 7500 feet and works up to 7900. I have no doubts that the altitude and difficulty of the course are going to make a PR out of reach, butContinue reading “Finally some goals: Rocky Mountain Half Marathon”
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Chicago Marathon Training: Week 7 – My 16 mile redemption!
I did it, 40 miles in a single week AND a rockin’ 16-mile long run! I spent the entire week anxious and nervous about my long run and it couldn’t have gone better. I had never run more than 14 miles and, well, that run didn’t go too well. Going even longer seemed like aContinue reading “Chicago Marathon Training: Week 7 – My 16 mile redemption!”
Chicago Training: Week 6 – Going Long (and hot)
It’s 85 days until the Chicago Marathon… I’m freaking out a little. My week officially ended at 35.7 miles! What an accomplishment! I’ve never run more than 30, no less over 35 miles in a single week. I really feel like I am training for a marathon. My legs felt great but I think myContinue reading “Chicago Training: Week 6 – Going Long (and hot)”
Haircuts and Increased Mileage
As you know, it’s been crazy hot out around here this summer, so I went ahead and chopped off my hair!! How do you like it? Unfortunately I can’t really keep it straight in this humidity, but I like it curly too. My hair had been driving me nuts on my runs, so I figuredContinue reading “Haircuts and Increased Mileage”
Chicago Training: Week 5 – HOT HOT HOT!!
Did you hear about Scott Jurek’s record breaking run on the AT? It was pretty amazing! He finished 2185 miles in 46 days 8 hours 20 minutes. That’s almost 50 miles per day for over 46 days… truely amazing. I can’t believe I am done with week 5 already! This week was all about ankleContinue reading “Chicago Training: Week 5 – HOT HOT HOT!!”
Chicago Training: Week 4
Last week was a great week of training, but I did have a bit of a hiccup. Frank and I met up with some friends out in Colorado. We did a 28-mile hike with close to 10,000 feet of elevation gain over the course of two days. However, about halfway through, I took a badContinue reading “Chicago Training: Week 4”
Chicago Marathon Training: Week 3!!!
Was anyone else glued to the internet yesterday checking the Western States Endurance Run results? I totally was. I was so happy to see Kaci Licktieg pull out a second place spot. She was pretty far back there when I went to sleep and she must have dug deep at the end. Magda Boulet wonContinue reading “Chicago Marathon Training: Week 3!!!”
Book Review: Meb for Mortals
Sorry that I have not been very active lately on the blog. I’ve been doing tons of traveling, conferencing, seeing family, etc., which has made it kinda hard to write. I’m on my way back to Kansas and things are returning to at least some semblance of normalcy (for like 5 days). Anyone who knowsContinue reading “Book Review: Meb for Mortals”
Chicago Marathon Training: Week 1
This week kicked off my training for the Chicago Marathon and it went pretty well! I managed to run 22 miles, and although most of it was at a slow recovery pace, it felt good. My legs are still pretty exhausted from the half marathon last weekend, so I tried to keep things nice andContinue reading “Chicago Marathon Training: Week 1”
On the Road to Chicago
This week kicks off my training for the Chicago Marathon. I’ve been excited about this for a while, but it’s finally here! Unfortunately, I did not have a break between Hospital Hill and Chicago training, so the first week of training is chill with a lot of recovery runs. I’ve already gone on my firstContinue reading “On the Road to Chicago”
She Runs the Wasatch 