April Snow Showers

After this week’s earlier bombshell of a post, it’s time for a more “normal” weekly blog post/update: training, racing, goals, daily life, adventures, house projects, etc.! A Cabin Weekend!: Last Friday we headed up to the cabin, stopping at Craig’s parents house on the way to enjoy dinner and help celebrate Craig’s 33rd birthday! 33…
Now that I’ve accepted the upcoming C-section, I’ve gone between being super excited to meet baby and thinking that I should just continue to remain pregnant FOREVER. I can keep it in, right? Baby is safe in there, I know what it’s eating/drinking, it’s quiet, and well… life hasn’t changed for us much since I…
(Last mile of the TC 10 mile) What a GREAT day for a race. I did the 10 mile, and finished in a 2:10 personal best of 1:01.54. The best part: I finished and felt like I could have raced harder! Sitting here tonight, my legs feel like they have a lot of energy left…
I’m smiling as I write this 🙂 I had a really, really good race today at St. Cloud’s Earth Day 20 miler. I finished 1st for women (7th overall!!!) in 2:14.51, which is 6:44 mile pace. I wasn’t sure what I’d be able to do, especially considering how TIRED and slow I felt this week….
I’ve said this to a couple of people lately, but it’s so true: if I hadn’t run a 2:44 marathon in January, I would honestly be wondering if I had any running ability… seriously. My first threshold workout was supposed to be 6 miles in 36 minutes. Should be easy enough, right? Except that I…
I’ve tried to prioritize sleep this week. I’ve been doing much better (most nights at 8+ hours!), but what I’ve found is that I’m actually more tired. Much more. My brain sometimes has a hard time concentrating. So, guess that means that more sleep is needed. Good thing a weekend is coming up (one where…