After skipping 2020, the MS 150 was back on this year albiet in a dramatically different format. The most significant change was that it was not a 150 mile route from Proctor, MN to White Bear Lake, MN. Instead it was a 75 mile loop starting and ending in Blaine, MN. I felt a little […]
I obviously have not been posting much this past year. Although, I am not exactly sure why. It would seem like being forced to stay home because of the COVID-19 pandemic would make me more inspired to post things but the opposite happened. And it was not just updating this website where I lacked motivation. […]
If you are new to Zwift, you might be wondering where people get all of those cool kits. There are several ways to get them. Earn them through leveling Completing achievements Unlock them with codes Link an third party account with your Zwift account Pair a device using ANT+ This post is a list of […]
I found out years ago that races kept me motivated but 2020 has shown me that races play a far bigger role than I previously thought. Especially during this part of the year. September and October are when I am typically in peak form. I rarely sign up up for spring races simply because I […]
Well this has been an interesting spring. How ironic is it that my last post was titled Social Running? Obviously, I had no idea what was just around the corner. After spending the past 10 weeks running entirely solo, my group just began running together again. I can not tell you how thrilled I was […]
I have always enjoyed running with other people. Even when I was new to running and had little or no confidence, I still wanted to run with others. Being a relatively shy person, I seem to come out of my shell while running. There is one group that I consider my primary group but I […]
After years of checking out the website for this race, I finally registered. It seemed like a great way to ‘try’ doing an ultra-marathon. I say ‘try’ because this race is time-based and does not have a set distance. You run for 480 minutes (8 hours) and see how many loops you can run. My […]
One aspect of running marathons that I had trouble with early on was nutrition. My first marathon was a total disaster. I thought that carb-loading was simply having a big dinner the night before the race. I ate a big burger with fries the night before the race and by mile 18 the next day […]
I have already gone into detail in past posts about why I signed up for the Twin Cities Marathon so I will skip that. I would like to mention however that this is not my first time running this race. Back in 2013, this was my second marathon. My experience in 2013 was both positive […]
This race has distance options from 5k to half-marathon. My friend Shashi had registered for the half and suggested that I give it a shot. I liked the idea of doing my first half-marathon on a trail so I signed up. When you register, they allow you to select which corral you want to start […]
