As a professional running coach, I want to share my detailed Grandma’s Marathon 2018 experience – not just the 2:53 finish, but the training insights, fueling strategy, and mental approach that I now teach my marathon coaching clients. This race taught me valuable lessons about adaptation and perseverance. I am really proud of how Grandma’s…
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…
I’ve raced the last two weekends: at the Earth Day 1/2 Marathon and at the Gustavus Drake Alternative (Alumni) Track meet. Both have gone… okay. Earth Day 1/2 Marathon This is one of my favorite Spring races. Two of my athletes came up to race with me, which made the event even more fun! Heather…
As I was standing at the 26 mile mark at Grandma’s marathon, I kept checking my runner tracking updates. “Can this really happen?”, I wondered. No way, I thought to myself… could I really have all eight of my athletes PR? I wasn’t even looking at small PRs – most were on track for 10+…
What an absolutely beautiful marathon! Wow. Wish I could have taken pictures during the run! I ran very smart, starting in about 7:30 pace and warming into sub-7s. It was hard to judge paces since there is about 1200ft of elevation change. Two of the hills are literally 1.5 miles long and average 3.3% and…
We’ve arrived in Oak Harbor, Washington! What an absolutely beautiful place! Although, Nate was quick to point out that there hasn’t been much flat driving since we arrived on Whidbey Island. Hmmm… 26.2 miles of this up and down might be pretty tough! It’s been a bit of a long travel day, starting with a…