Hi everyone! Today is an extra special day: not only is it my husband’s birthday, I’M GOING HOME TONIGHT! I seriously can’t believe it’s finally happening! I’ll be in Philly by 5 pm tomorrow and celebrating Christmas with my family. I’ve got a few long plane rides ahead of me, but I’m hoping to get … More My Year of Running: 2015
Hi everyone! It’s been a week since coming home to Anchorage, but I’m still riding my rocky mountain high from my very first Ragnar Relay in Colorado! So proud that I earned this medal! While I already recapped my race experience (check out part 1 and part 2 if you missed them!), there’s still so … More What I Learned From My First Ragnar Relay
Hi everyone! It’s time for the final part of my Ragnar Relay Colorado recap! If you missed the first part of my recap, go here! Warning: this one may be a bit long and picture heavy, but as I was preparing for this race I loved reading all of the details on other blogs that … More Ragnar Colorado Recap: Part 2
Hi everyone! Guess what? I DID IT!!! I’m officially a Ragnar Relay finisher! But I’m getting ahead of myself here. It’s been a week since I updated you on what has been going on in Denver, and quite a few things happened since then. First of all, on Monday I got pretty sick. I had … More Ragnar Colorado Recap: Part 1
Hi everyone! You may have remembered that I’m running Ragnar Relay Colorado this weekend (forgot? Read this!) and while I’m really excited to do my first Ragnar, I’m also really worried that I’m in way over my head on this one. The fact that I had to pack for a week-long business casual work environment … More How to Run A Ragnar Relay
Hi everyone! I’m currently in Denver typing this up from my fabulous hotel room! This is my first trip to Denver, and I’m quickly learning a few things about it: It’s HOT. Like 90 degrees every day hot. There’s no humidity so it’s not like East Coast 90 degrees, but it’s a lot more than … More Greetings from the Mile High City!
Hi everyone! Since things have been super busy with the Her Tern Half for the past 13 weeks I realize that there are some things that may have been overlooked in my life. Like this: Just in case you forgot/somehow missed it, I’m running my very first Ragnar Relay NEXT WEEKEND in Colorado! In fact, I’m … More Just In Case You Forgot…
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!)
Mom in the Mtns 