I have missed a few weeks with my weekly recaps after the Barcelona marathon- just took a little breather from documenting life here, but I’m back! I did chime in last week with a recap of our trip to Italy, catch up HERE. I’m now training for my next marathon, which will be the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway at the end of June- my 45th marathon! Not as monumental as 50 will be, but I still think Tromsø will be a great way to celebrate 45 marathons. Training Plan: The marathon is just 11 weeks away. It will be a slightly shorter training cycle. I’m following a similar plan to what I ..read more

*I’m linking up with Kim and Deborah for their weekly fitness recaps; this isn’t quite a fitness recap, but I do mention how I fit in some running while on holiday, so hopefully this is okay! You can check out all the other amazing fitness bloggers by going to Kim or Deborah’s blogs! My husband and I joined one of my sisters (who lives in Chicago) and her two teenagers, her husband, and my dad for their spring break to Italy March 22 through March 29th (7 nights). This is a recap of our trip and itinerary, with the hope that it may be helpful to others planning a visit to Italy! There is SO m ..read more

Last Sunday, I completed my 44th marathon, the Zurich Marató Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain. A full list of the marathons I have completed is HERE. This was my 5th marathon since moving to London in July 2022; since then, I have run Porto, Portugal; Vienna, Austria; Marathon du Medoc in Bordeaux, France, and the Dublin Marathon in Ireland. It was my 9th non-US marathon (Berlin, Tokyo, London, Antarctica, Porto, Vienna, Bordeaux, Dublin, and now Barcelona!) This is a recap of my personal experience running the 2024 Barcelona marathon. We arrived from London late on Frid ..read more

Well, this week was full-on taper mode for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th! Technically I’m one week away from the race today (Sunday March 3), but this is a recap of two weeks out. I cut way back on pilates/strength and mileage. Here’s how it all went! Monday: Rest from running, pilates at the studio by work, easier class- lots of stretching and core. Tuesday: 7 mile run before work. Beautiful sunrise on the outer ring of Regent’s Park. Wednesday: Last long-ish workout: warm-up, 3×2 miles at tempo with 3 min jog + 1 more bonus tempo mile, cool-down for 10 miles. I had enough time in th ..read more

Hello! Welcome to my personal blog about running, mostly marathons, and life in London as an American. I’ve been living here since July 2022; I was previously pursuing the 50 states marathon goal (a marathon in every state), but since moving to London, I have switched my focus to seeing as much as I can through marathoning through Europe. Next up is the Barcelona marathon on March 10th, which will be my 44th full marathon. I feel like my training has gone pretty well, but I’m not chasing any time goals in Barcelona- just want to run happy and healthy! This was the first week of the taper, aft ..read more

Whew, what a week! This was peak week of training for the Barcelona marathon on March 10th. I will start a 2-3 week taper now, with 15-ish next weekend for the long run, then 10, then the race. Excited for marathon #44! Here’s how this week went in training (and in life in London!) Monday: Rest from running. I know some say you can never miss a Monday, but for me, I usually have a long run Saturday and another solid run on Sunday (often with Dustin at a faster than recovery pace), so after a full week of training, Mondays are often a perfect day to take a rest from running and ensure I’m read ..read more

I hope you are all having a fab February so far! Just 5 weeks until my next marathon, the Barcelona Marathon on March 10th! I’m excited to go to Barcelona for many reasons, one of which is that my niece is studying abroad there, so I’ll be seeing her, which is grand. Dustin is not racing Barcelona. Instead he is running the London marathon in April (he has a good-for-age time as a resident,) so he and my niece plan to be out on the course in multiple places cheering for me, which will be brilliant! Here’s how training went this past week! Monday: Rest from running; it was a very big mileage w ..read more

Yay, January is finally over! We are in the great, short (though a day longer than normal) month of February. Spring is on its way! Here’s how training went for the Barcelona marathon, which is in 6 weeks. (But first, I did post a recap of our trip to Zermatt if you’re interested. Read it HERE.) Monday: 7 miles before work, easy recovery run. Tuesday: Run commute with Tina, 4.5 miles, then an office run around the Serpentine in Hyde Park, 4.5 miles. 9 miles on the day. Wednesday: I had to host a call at 7 am, but after it was done, I was able to step away and fit in my track workout. Warm-up ..read more

On January 14-20, Dustin and I went on a snowboarding/ski trip to Zermatt Switzerland. This is a recap and summary of that trip; I love to share for my own journaling as well as to hopefully help anyone who might be planning a trip to Zermatt! Both Dustin and I snowboard, but for brevity, I’m going to just say “ski” for most of this post. Sunday, January 14: We flew from London to Zurich on Sunday, January 14th, arriving around 2 pm. We stayed just one night in the Hotel St. Josef, which was conveniently located near the train station, the canal/river, and the old town area. It was a simple a ..read more

Hello friends! I’m still working on my post about our recent trip to Zermatt, Switzerland- stop by this week. For now, I’ll move right onto my weekly recap of training for the Barcelona marathon, which will be in 7 weeks. Monday: Rest from running. After my rough long run the day before, I knew a rest day was best for me. I did do a bit of core and upper body strength after work. Tuesday: Run commute with my coworker Tina, 4.5 miles, and then an office run to Hyde Park, 4.5 miles, 9 miles total for the morning. And guess who Tina and I found in Piccadilly Circus? Jeremy Allen White! His Calvi ..read more