THAT. WAS. SO. HARD. I’ve said it before; I’ll say it again: the marathon is a beast! The twenty week build to this race since the Indianapolis Marathon went nearly flawlessly. I definitely had some small bumps in the road but they were minor, and for the most part I had an incredible build. I felt like I gained fitness…
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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.