The first Mother’s Day after losing your precious Mother is very difficult. What makes it even harder for me is that Mother’s Day of last year was the last time I saw her before her passing just a month and a half later. I had already booked a flight for the 1st of July of […]
I’m Still Running
Week 7 of Hal Higdon’s Novice Supreme Marathon training is completed! And I’m still running – did the song “I’m Still Standing” by Elton John pop into your head? Okay, maybe it was just me. Ha! Yes, still running, but I have had a couple of little problem areas that are concerning. First, I have […]
Training Status: Unproductive!
I absolutely love my Garmin Fenix 6S! It collects so much data and turns that into information about how training is going. I have been trying to take this information and make sense of it so that I can improve my running. Recently, I have started to pay attention to the training status that Garmin […]
Qualifying For The Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon hype has been all over social media this past week and especially this week-end as the runners were gearing up for today’s race. Yes, Boston is back on its traditional schedule where it is ran on Patriot’s day each year. Changes in the marathon schedule had been made due to covid over […]
Base Training Runs Week 4 Completed plus a Fabulous Weekend
I have completed training runs of up to 20 miles over the years but of course, not recently. My last marathon was in 2017 and my longest training run prior to that was 16 miles. So, I was a little surprised that I was a wee bit nervous about a scheduled 4-mile run on Saturday. […]
Garmin Performance Condition
Earlier this year I mentioned that I was going to use the data from my Garmin to help in understanding my running progress or lack thereof. One of the features that give feedback is the Running Performance Condition. About 6 minutes into the run, I get a notification of my current running performance. This rating […]
Change is Relevant
Springtime in Alaska can mean so many things. Yes, it is warming up but overnight, literally, the temperatures can drop and there can be a few inches of snow that you weren’t expecting. And just as quickly, it can change again. This change in the weather doesn’t mean that running has to be put on […]
30 Weeks
Sunday (the 13th) marked 30 weeks until the 2022 Chicago Marathon. A definite favorite of all of the marathons I have run. My deferred entry prior to Covid can be used for this year’s race which is pretty neat. The fact, for the first time in more than 2 years, that I can run 3 […]
Stick To What’s Working
Running with knee osteoarthritis is challenging, but when you find a running shoe that is working for you, stick to what’s working, right? I have been running in the Altra Paradigm 5 this winter. With its ultra cushioning, this shoe is incredibly comfortable and it has worked well when running in the snow (I did […]
Snow and More Snow
Of course, Alaska will still get more snow this season but could break-up really be happening early this year. Having lived in Alaska for more than 39 years, I should have known that wasn’t the case. Delusional? Putting my warmer running layers and Kahtoolas away will have to wait because it looks like I am […]
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