Category: Run/Hike/Bike

  • I had to say it.

    I just had to say that I was back in the full swing of running again after the weather snap didn’t I? It is now about a day and a half after my last post and things have changed. Last night when I got off work, it was 9 degrees and slowly dropping. I made…

  • Training Update

    I realized that it has been a few weeks since I have updated everyone on my marathon training. The week of cold weather was a little bit of a set back. I did get into the gym. I made the most of my shorter runs on the treadmill trying just to pound out the miles…

  • Challenge Accepted

    Challenge Accepted

    It is week four of marathon training and another week of below zero temperatures. My rule is that I don’t run below 5 degrees. What do I do? Where do I go? A few weeks back Brent and I bought a bike trainer because it is hard to get outside in the snow and ice.…

  • Happy New Year!

    Happy New Year!

    We rang in the New Year with some of our closest friends. It was fantastic! Then Brent and I had a fabulous New Year’s Day! (I know I am really late posting about this.) After a lovely New Year’s Day run, we took the dog, grabbed the snowshoes and headed up to the mountains. It…

  • Seriously…love training with friends.

    Seriously…love training with friends.

    I just can’t get over the benefits of training with friends right now. I blogged last week about my tempo run and how great it was for me. (Read about it here). I ran that tempo run by myself and I felt great. Last night one of my friends joined me for my tempo run.…

  • What are friends for?

    I love having friends that are willing to help me out with my training. I have always been really bad about taking the time to do core workouts and anything other than running. I knew I needed some help. I have done a few things off and on with the last marathons, but I was…

  • Let the Training Begin

    Yesterday marked the first official day of my marathon training and I did it with a bang! Monday was suppose to be my cross training day, but with snow and ice on the ground, I didn’t know where to begin. Without a gym membership, there are not many options. I think it is time to…

  • Dhampus to Pothana

    Dhampus to Pothana

    We had gone to bed at a decent time. I didn’t sleep very well as we had left the screen window open, allowing hoards of mosquitoes to enter our room. I felt the first couple bites on my arms, some even through the sheets. I was unaware of the screen issue, otherwise I would have…

  • I’m going to Denver!

    I’m going to Denver!

    Well I did it! I have committed to running another marathon next year! I know that I entered the lottery for the NYC marathon, but I was thinking about running this marathon a few months ago. Let training begin soon. Hopefully we are through all of the negative weather here. We are going to make…

  • Sand vs. Snow

    Sand vs. Snow

    Over Thanksgiving weekend while in Cannon Beach, I had the opportunity to run in the sand for the first time. I have been to the beach several times, but it was before I started running. I was disappointed that I wouldn’t be running in this year’s Huffing for Stuffing in Bozeman. I figured that running…

  • NYC Marathon Lottery

    NYC Marathon Lottery

    Early this morning, I was tagged in a post from my sister-in-law about entering the lottery for the New York City Marathon for 2014. I kind of laugh as I thought about the idea. Then I found out she was serious and was going to enter. This made me think a lot more about it.…

  • GTRelay 2013 Video

    GTRelay 2013 Video

    Last year I put together a recap video for the GT Relay. It was fairly well received, so I did one again this year. Here’s to the Grand Teton Relay 2014!