Hi everyone! It’s been a minute since I participated in the Friday Five Linkup with Mar, Cynthia, and Courtney, but I wanted to participate today because the theme is “favorites”! If you read my blog you’ll know that I’m injured, and that it’s been quite the challenge getting me back to running again. I’ve been … More Friday Five: Five Favorite Running Memories
Hi everyone! So I’m still trying to process what happened during Sunday’s Her Tern Half Marathon (for the race recap, go here). As you may have noticed, I had a blast. I also got semi-injured. I also did not PR, or reach my sub-2:30 goal. And I don’t know how I feel about all of … More What Happened in Half Marathon #6
Hi everyone! Well, I did it: I ran my 6th half marathon! I ran the Her Tern Half Marathon, an all girls half marathon here in Anchorage. I also ran this last year and was hoping for some improvement overall since last year’s race ended with me hitting a wall! Let’s start from the beginning: … More Race Recap: Her Tern Half Marathon 2015
Well guys, this is it: the final training update of the Her Tern Half training cycle! Here was my week: Monday: I was finally ready for my week 10 long run…except the weather was super hot and rainy. People were describing it with the word “muggy” which I didn’t think was possible in Alaska. So … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 11
Hi everyone! Week 10 of HTH training is complete…well, sort of. Monday: total rest day after my hot mess long run last Sunday. I still felt really sick, and after talking to my coworkers I realized that I probably caught whatever stomach bug they had in Seattle! It made me feel a little better about … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 10 And Hydration Questions
Hi everyone! First things first – like my new look? 🙂 I thought it was time for a change! Anyways, week nine is over and it was rough. Not my best week. To be fair, I was dealing with the following: I was in Seattle for training all week, which meant that I was constantly … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 9
Hi everyone! How is week 8 of training already over? We only have 1 month left before race day! Here was my week in training: Monday: Morning yoga in my apartment before the day got too hot! Because it almost hit 90 degrees in the afternoon 😦 Tuesday: 3 miles at the Skinny Raven Pub Run. … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 8
Hi everyone! Here’s what I was up to in week 7 of HTH training: Monday: Rest day Tuesday: Skinny Raven’s Urban Challenge run! Despite collecting a ton of raffle tickets (I even did burpees at one of the raffle ticket checkpoints for extras) I didn’t win anything. But I did score a free water bottle … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 7
Hi everyone! Guess what: I’m halfway through this half marathon training! And it was an AWESOME week! Monday: 3.1 mile run Tuesday: Rest day Wednesday: HTH speed training day! 5:00 tempo, 35:00 easy run, 5:00 tempo. Both tempos were equal! Thursday: I was home sick, so I did some easy yoga and stretching. Friday: Twilight 12K … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 6 (And Some Huge News!)
Hi everyone! Week #3 of HTH training is complete! I also completed week #1 of the 14 day #LoveYourHips Yoga Challenge, and you can check out my week of poses over on my Instagram! Here’s what I was up to each day: Monday: I decided to try out a mid-day Pilates reformer class at my studio. … More Her Tern Half Training: Week 3
Mom in the Mtns 