Never did I fathom setting a PR–let alone a 5K PR–in my early 40s would ever be possible. Maybe it helps that I wasn’t very fast in high school or college. I did run around 2:30 – 2:35 for the 800 in 9th grade, but then I continued to get slower as I progressed through high school. I have no…
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Are you wanting to be a better, faster runner or just feel more confident with your training? I have developed multiple training plans for beginning runners to the advanced marathoner. They feature a variety of workouts and progress safely to take you to a new PR or just help you feel more confident as a runner.
There are a lot of gear, gadgets, and clothing pieces out there for runners. I have tried a lot of…
I used to hit the wall between mile 20 and 22 of every marathon. I chalked it up to a…
THAT. WAS. SO. HARD. I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again: the marathon is a beast! The twenty week…
Tomorrow I run the McKirdy Micro Marathon – Breaking 3! Only one more sleep until the McKirdy Micro Marathon. ‘Micro’…
Hi, I'm Michelle
I love running around the lakes of Minnesota, running after my two boys, and racing anything from the 5K to the marathon. I have been blogging here since 2010 when I ran my first marathon. I finally secured my sub-3 hour marathon after trying for 8 years.