Welcome to my blog

I'm a 20-something running my way through Denver.

2012 Races

Denver Rock n' Roll Half Marathon (9-22) Bear Chase Trail Half Marathon (9-30)

The Plan

I finally have a marathon training plan!  Can you sense my excitement??  Clearly, I’m a girl that needs some direction in my life.

My coach at Runner’s Edge sent a training plan for my goal race (The Colfax Marathon) with 5 different training levels.  They differ by goals and by experience, from wanting to [...]

Works Well with Others

I usually don’t workout with other people – mostly because I just run from my house when it works with my schedule.  Sunday, however, I had two workout dates.

Workout date #1 – 40+ mile bike ride with Jessica, Beth, Victoria and Suzanne (left to right in the picture below).

When I woke up [...]

Unfinished Business

Hello from the Windy City! I love Chicago so much – I would want to live here if I wasn’t a total cold weather wimp. I had never been to Chicago until a few years ago, but now I’ve been lucky to come 3 times for fun/personal trips and 3 times for work. It is [...]

Will Run For Food

This is a blog by phone, so bear with me.

Saturday morning Lauren met me for a 16 mile training run. It was perfect weather. We did an out and back route through Rock Creek Park.  I haven’t done a long run with someone in a long time and it really made the time [...]