This probably goes down as one of my more adventurous weeks of motherhood. First, bundling up Greta for a stroller ride when air temps are -2 is a big deal (and windchills in the -30s). How do we do it? First: three outfits, the last last of which is a HUGE monkey suit. It’s funny…
Ariana has been an inspiration for me for a long time. As someone who picked up running later in life (her first marathon was 4-5 hours!), she now is a pro runner who has run 2:37 and trained with Hanson’s Brooks. After a big setback this summer, she moved back to Phoenix. She is working…
Jeff, one of Craig’s friends, changed his work schedule around so that he is able to drive down to Northfield every Friday to do a workout. How lucky am I?!? Once the ski season is over, we should be able to have a pretty good sized/fast group training here in Northfield Friday afternoons! Let me…
Legs are still a little tired from Wednesday’s 14.5 mile tempo/marathon pace run (well, let’s clarify, only 10 of it was at marathon pace or below), but what the heck, let’s see what they can do!
Lithium… I went in to see my doctor on Thursday. We talked for a long time about my options, and eventually decided to start on lithium. It’s scary because it has a 1/1000 risk of causing heart defects in developing fetuses. So why on earth would I decide to try this medication, since we would…
Wa-hoo! Long run of the week tonight, through the cemetery. There is no flat in Red Wing — even the cemetery, which I consider “flat” here is continually rolling small hills. No wonder I felt so strong this spring after training on this stuff! My legs are really chaffed, but all in all, it went…
