Fargo Half Marathon Race Report

May 22, 2011

The Fargo Half Marathon on May 21, 2011 was my best athletic performance since I started racing four years ago.
That’s my race report. A little too short? Well, there is nothing I would love more than to relive the experience from the very beginning! First, a jump to the end of the story. I finished [...]

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In a Groove

May 14, 2011

This week is not only the week before the Fargo half marathon, but it is also week 10 of my 20 week training cycle for the Chisago Half Iron. The weeks are flying by! I’m using a training plan that I purchased from Training Peaks and I’m very happy with it. It came in several different [...]

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Race for the Cure

May 8, 2011

Happy Mother’s Day! This morning I joined 50,000 others at the Mall of America for the Race for the Cure. My friend Lisa told me that she was going to run in my honor this year which touched my heart. She runs every year with her family and I asked if I could join her. [...]

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Lake Minnetonka (Non) Race Report

May 1, 2011

This morning was the second time I ran Minnetonka Half Marathon race. I ran it last year and loved it. It’s a scenic course that starts on familiar roads near my house and then skirts beautiful Lake Minnetonka. Being a sucker for a cool race t-shirt, I made sure to put this race on my [...]

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Earth Day Half Marathon

April 16, 2011

Mike and I ran the Earth Day Half Marathon this morning. It snowed a bit overnight and it was windy, just what you would expect for a Minnesota spring race. Running in the cold is fine with me, but I was worried about the wind. My plan was to go out at 9:50 pace and speed up for a negative split, hoping [...]

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Outdoor Ride and BodyMedia Review

April 10, 2011

Spring is finally here in Minnesota! The temperature this morning was over 60 degrees, so conditions were good enough  to head out for my first outdoor ride of the season. For some reason I thought I would be cold, so I bundled up for the adventure. Running tights over bike shorts works pretty well and running [...]

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Still Waiting for Spring

April 4, 2011

The snow is almost gone and pretty soon it’s going to be time to take my new bike out on the roads. Just like running in the cold, it takes a lot of special clothes and gear to bike in the cold. Until the thermometer says 60 degrees, I think I’ll stay inside. I’m guessing [...]

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Not a Nut

March 26, 2011

Training is off to a great start! I love saying that I’m training as opposed to just exercising. You can only exercise so much before people think you are a nut. Training is a whole other story. Pick a race that is scary enough and there is no amount of training that can’t be justified. [...]

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Just Training

March 17, 2011

The snow is finally melting here and the grass is taking over. The days are getting longer, and even though there is still ice on the lakes and there are piles of snow taller than me, it’s hard not to think about spring and get excited about training. Lot’s of things have stayed the same, like my wonderful [...]

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LTF Ride of Your Life

March 6, 2011

Official training for the Chisago Lakes Half Iron starts Tuesday, but I’ve decided to start a few days early. Today was Lifetime Fitness Ride of Your Life and it was the perfect kick-off for triathlon training. We went down to the St. Paul River Center and met up with 8 other running friends for the [...]

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