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 the…
As a professional running coach and competitive athlete, I want to share my Twin Cities Marathon 2018 race experience and the training insights that led to my 2:52:48 finish. This race report offers valuable lessons for runners training for competitive marathon times. What a day at the Twin Cities Marathon! A new post-babies PR for…
I don’t often surprise myself with my training or racing, but I can honestly say I didn’t know I had this in me! I ran a 1:31:31 for the Get it Dunn 1/2 Marathon on 5/12/18, pushing a Chariot Cougar 2 (double stroller) with Greta and Anna. Nearly 8 minutes faster than last year! I…
No, I haven’t died. Just OMG, XC season has started and I’m in the middle of a marathon training block!!! I have been more focused and productive than ever before. Does it matter? If it is not that important (checking facebook, reading a lot of news, cleaning more thoroughly, and ahem, blogging…), then I simply…
The Circle Lake Association puts on the annual Circle the Lake 1/2 Marathon, 10k and 5k every year in September. This year it’s held Sept 24th. It’s perfectly timed as a tune-up for TCM! It’s a challenging, hilly course. They definitely live up to their catchy tag line “One Hill of a Race”, so you’ve…
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 sausage casing. Super….