After finishing an epic year of running with my first 100 mile finish, I decided to take some time off from serious structured training. I still exercised regularly and with some structure but based it more on what I felt doing that day rather than following a strict training planning. During this time, I thought about what my next challenge should be. My M.O. for years has been to continually challenging myself in order to stay motivated and so I always have a new goal to pursue. After checking another milestone off the list with the Savage 100 mile run in October, I needed my next challenge. The Ironman distance…

Hopefully you’ve enjoyed following my journey throughout the process of preparing for my first 100 mile run, the Savage 100. Throughout the year, I’ve been providing regular updates of my progress. If you want to reread or read for the first time any of the previous updates, all of the links are below. Why run 100 miles? The training and racing plan Napa Valley Marathon & goal setting The importance of building a strong base of fitness The real training begins Running a lot while avoiding injury Two crazy prep “races” – Part 1 Two crazy prep “races” – Part 2 Twin Cities Marathon & Final Race Prep With that,…

As mentioned in a previous blog post I am running the Savage 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. For this update (the last before race day), I’m going to recap my experience at the Twin Cities marathon on October 6th and then talk a little about prepping for the 100 mile race on October 19th. Here it goes! The surprising results of the Twin Cities…

As mentioned in a previous blog post I am running the Savage 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. In my post last week, I talked about my completion of the Border Route trail run/hike. This was a run my friend and I invented for an interesting challenge. Part 2 is all about the Pike’s Peak Marathon which was a completely different challenge. Pike’s Peak marathon…

I started teaching yoga this past summer for the first time and it has already proven to be rewarding. If you remember some of my posts from last spring, I completed my yoga teacher training from Devanadi and was excited to start my teaching journey. Since then, I have taught drop in classes outside at my local community center and I volunteered to teach people going through cancer treatments at a facility by our local hospital. Yoga teaching has proven to give me everything I thought it would and so much more, including some surprises and a downfall I didn’t think of. Let’s start with the positives Being able to…

As mentioned in a previous blog post I am running the Savage 100 mile race in October. As I prepare to take on this challenge, I will be providing monthly updates on my progress. This is as much to hold me accountable to my training as it is for anything else, but I’m hoping others find this interesting and maybe inspirational as well. A lot has happened since my previous update, including the completion of two fairly insane runs in preparation for the 100 mile run. So for this update, I want to provide a summary of these runs, split into two parts. Hopefully you find them as interesting as…