My heel’s been bothering me for about six weeks, and per coach’s orders, I haven’t ran for nearly a month. And, after Wednesday’s doctor’s appointment (also my birthday!), it looks like running’s out for at least another month because… happy bootday to me!…
Oh, hello, thirty-four (and new age group) (yesterday). Not quite sure how that happened, but I’ll take it. Thirty-three treated me really well… the cutest niece in the whole wide world arrived, my first ironman start + finish line, two stamps in the passport,…
Where’d November go?! After two months of swimbikerunning when I felt like it, the hum of scheduled training started again last month, and it feels good. I started working with Nick’s coach, Andy Schiesl, and have been slowly gearing back up and building a…
Training with power on the bike is no joke. There is no slacking, ever. Let your mind wander to la-la land, and your watts fall into is-your-heart-rate-even-above-100 range. I’ve had my Quarq Elsa for about a month and have just been riding, with no…
About a five weeks ago, right around the time I bought new running shoes, my left heel started aching, both while running and occasionally throughout the day. I didn’t think much of it and hoped it would just go away on its own, so…
November was packed full of good reads! Pretty sure I sent myself a couple links a day to save for this post 🙂 With that, here are my favorites… Joy Johnson, 86, ran the New York City Marathon 25 times, and sadly, the day…
Before we sit down to four turkeys (yes, that’s happening at today’s festivities), I wanted to say a few thank yous. I’m one lucky girl, and I couldn’t be more grateful for all the happy and love in my life. Nick Where to start?…
From surfing the frozen Norwegian seas to mountain biking precarious Austrian mountain peaks, the Banff Mountain Book and Film Festival is crazy inspiring. Friday’s showing at the University of Minnesota, sponsored by Midwest Mountaineering, was no exception. It certainly makes the day-to-day desk job…