I hope, I hope, I hope!!
I ran 7.3 miles tonight! Leg had a little trouble, but it was the best it’s been (during AND after) since I started having trouble!!
You’ll never guess who was the first person to show up to Greta’s baby shower this past weekend. An estranged cousin? Nope. A long lost rich uncle who we’ve never heard of coming to take care of all of Greta’s expenses for the rest of her life? Nope. (Darn) Wallace Shawn because she’s really his…
Oh, baby: heartburn, body image, and growing… exponentially! As far as non-baby: the start of a couple of needed house projects (nesting?) and keeping myself super busy with presentations and coaching! Week 22 side shot Nesting: Is this what it’s called? I have a whiteboard in the house with the projects that we have been…
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 went to the track today. Workout: 5-6×1000 with 3 mins rest in between each. Goal time 3:38. I hit the track and had a great workout! I did all 6: 3:37, 3:37, 3:34, 3:38, 3:37, 3:35. I was proud, I ran really hard, through a good wind (and didn’t even try to wind aid…
Double click the image — it’ll give you a readable version. The “week” column is weeks until race day. So, week 1 is the week before the marathon. I don’t count the week of, since I don’t count mileage then & instead basically just do whatever makes the legs feel good. I’m currently on “week…
My Indoor Marathon Record was broken a week ago. The new record is 2:53:53. I ran a 2:57:34 last year. When I first signed up for Zoom! Yah! Yah! last year, I did it because I thought it would be entertaining. Humorous, even. “I’m a world record holder…” I would say with a chuckle. But…