On October 26, 2021, I received an email from the Bank of America Chicago Marathon to claim my 2021 cancelled entry for the 2022 race. I had applied way back in 2019 and deferred. Then due to covid, the race was cancelled. Without much thought into whether I could run the 2022 race, I immediately […]
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“It Is What It Is”
On Tuesday, RunningOnTheFly posted her “Talk to me Tuesday” on Instagram asking followers if they have chosen a specific word, phrase, theme, or mantra to guide them through 2022. I haven’t ever felt the need for a motivational focus such as this to help with reaching my goals or even just getting through the day. […]
Safety Concerns and Family Fun
Safety is always a concern for runners regardless of whether you are running trails, bike paths, roads, or just in the neighborhood. Those safety concerns are many, but one of the biggest concerns in the area where I run is the bears. They are awake and hungry! Recently, this guy (pictured below) wandered onto our […]
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 […]
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 […]
Hawaii
We are back from our trip to Hawaii. I wish we could have stayed longer. It was such a nice break from the cold and dark. However, it did warm up quite a bit while we were gone – into the 40s!!. Most of the snow has melted and the river that I like to […]
Running is the Easy Part
The actual act of running has always been easy for me. I don’t have any problems motivating or getting out the door. Living in Alaska, I run outside in almost all weather conditions. The only exceptions I have are running below 15°F and running on very icy roads or trails. It’s all these other areas […]
Gonna Be a Great Year
Happy New Year! Okay, I am a little late on the New Year’s wishes, but I am really looking forward to 2019. I am not one for making New Year’s resolutions; that whole concept annoys me. But, I do believe this is the year that I either make some progress towards my running goals, or […]
Family Visits and Wedding Planning
Wow, it has been a really super busy month!! I am still getting my marathon training in for the most part, but I did skip a day or two these last couple of weeks. It actually worked out because it gave me a little more rest time before the Skinny Raven Half Marathon that I […]
Training and Other Fun Activities
Summer gets pretty busy with so much going on and so many things to get done! I am squeezing in this post just like I have been squeezing in my training runs! The training has been going well for the most part. Although, I have made a couple of decisions that have impacted my training […]