Five years ago I ran my first (and so far my only) marathon. And, 31 years ago, Dick Beardsley ran Boston Marathon, racing against Alberto Salazar in the Duel in the Sun (watch the video here). On Tuesday in Duluth, I heard the Minnesota…
Sleep. I need more of it. And, it was even more apparent this week with four 5:30a wake-up calls. While I’m a morning person – there’s nothing quite like the quiet before the world is awake… so peaceful – this week was a struggle…
I have mixed feelings about this week. On one hand, it felt suuuuuper lazy. I mean, three rest days?! I can’t remember the last time I had three rest days in a given week (except for our sailing vacation in early April; prior to…
Here we go! My second 70.3 ever: Liberty Triathlon. I had butterflies all week leading up to Saturday’s race, but was excited to test my fitness and all the hard training the past four months. The alarm sounded at 4a, and we were up,…
So, it’s June, though it feels like April here. And, a new month means new goals. But, first, my May goals… were 50/50. The pluses: We organized some of the disarray in the house – hello, clean(er) dining table; goodbye, recycled months-old magazines –…
Soooo, my first 70.3 of the season is Saturday. The butterflies have been around for the past week or so, so I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous. But, I’m trusting in the training. It’s been going really well, this week went…
Sort of on a whim, I ran a 10K trail race on Wednesday. I didn’t register online because it was supposed to storm (and, I’m three for four on rainy races this year), but the rain held off, and thankfully the Endless Summer Trail…
Last Saturday I got a friendly little email reminder: Three months until Ironman Canada! How is that possible?!! Although last week was a bit meh – an unplanned rest day, fewer training hours than Coach Joe had planned in Training Peaks, endless rain and…