To say TCM didn't go as I expected or hoped is an understatement. I was really proud of the training build-up going into the race. While not remarkable, it was solid, and that was what I was hoping for after a really rocky winter and spring. I often felt slower than I had been ...
Marathon Race Recap
Grandma’s Marathon = 3:07
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. ...
2018 Grandma’s Marathon – 2:53!
I am really proud of how Grandma's went this year. In part because it was a 5 minute post-baby marathon PR, but also because I put my head down and went to WORK that morning. It was not my best day. Sometimes marathons are like that. That's the nature of the beast. The ...
DID IT – SUB 3!
Marathons are just as painful as I remember them. Just as sweet, too. Looking ahead to finish line. Dear goodness, please let me get there as soon as I can. I am very proud that I have been able to come back after Anna. On Sunday I ran the Twin Cities Marathon in 2:58:30, ...
2016 Grandma’s Marathon Recap – and an ER visit
So many things about this marathon were way different than ANY marathon I've ever done. I guess 22 weeks of pregnancy does that to a race! First, the "interesting" things: - I tried on my large women's TNC tank the week before the marathon... and it "fit" me as well as a ...
New World Record – 2:57:34 at Zoom! Yah! Yah! indoor marathon
What a great experience, made not by the run itself (which was a little painful, imagine that), but completely by the crowd that assembled to help get me there. I am truly blessed. Race recap (don't worry, I won't do it lap-by-lap!) I met Matt Eckberg, a 2:43 finisher at ...