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 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, finishing 14th. I’m in the middle of budget season at work and prepping for the Championship season for NHS XC, so won’t recap the details. Highlights included: Running side by side…
I crossed the 1/2 way mark at 1:26.11 or so. WAAAY behind my goal 1/2 time of 1:24.30. At this point, I’m easily cruising at 6:29 or below pace. I check in with myself: I’m feeling really good!! Should I start to push? I tell myself to continue to hold back. Stick to the plan….
I’d like to be as thorough as possible with this race report — more for my own records than for blog-reader pleasure As such, I think I’ll break this into multiple posts, and may be editing as I remember more. Where to start? I’ll begin with the no-carb/carb diet. Per Jerry, I decided to try…
2:51.26, chip time 1st Minnesota Woman, 20th Woman overall Gee… where do I even start with this? Guess I’ll start with the new diet plan, which started the Monday. Per Jerry, I decided to try the 3 day no-carb, 3 day all-carb diet. I’ve tried the 3 day all-carb diet before, and felt like that…
No race report yet — I still need to digest the race before I write anything here. It was a bittersweet race for me. I’m very happy to have run a fast time, especially considering how BADLY injured I was this May/June, and that I came from a fitness level pretty close to zero. On…