There has been a lot of training going on around here! Last week I capped off a 92.5 mile run with a 20 miler where I tried to speed up to tempo pace by the end. All I could muster was 6:35-6:45s. My hamstrings wouldn’t allow my feet to reach any farther out, my legs…
Grandma’s didn’t go as I had hoped, at all. 3:07. My fourth slowest marathon. My legs felt terrible from the beginning in a way they haven’t before. I’m pretty sure I was fighting off the bug that kept Anna home from school the Tuesday and Wednesday before the race. She had a fever of over…
I feel like I’ve made good progress with this mysterious “injury” but am not quite there yet – and am not willing to give up and live with what I have, at least not quite yet! The last month I’ve done a few things to help further my knowledge of what’s going on and fix…
So many awesome things happening around here! Let’s get down to some updates: 1.Training is going great (although read #2)! I feel like I am at home now, following Meghan’s workouts. If I were writing things for myself, this is how I would write things – but HURRAH – someone else is telling me what…
Brr, it’s been cold here in MN! Schools have been cancelled that last 4 days. I can’t remember a time when we’ve had that many cancellations. Today reached a windchill of -59. Yikes. I hardly ever run inside, but I did today. There has been a ton happening here , but so little time to…
Merry Christmas from the Porath family! There was so much to be happy for in 2018. Nichole was promoted to Director of Finance at Bethel Lutheran Church. She has really enjoyed transforming their finance department while also enjoying the flexible schedule that only a church job (and 30 hours/week) can provide. She is also pursuing…