Hello friends! It has been a minute since we have posted an update because SO much has happened (and also not happened because of cancellations). January 27th: Surprise! I moved to St. Louis for work! I am super excited about the move, but already miss having MaryLynn to keep me company on long runs. February…
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Week 5 Training Update
December 2019 Half Marathon MaryLynn After a slight derailment to our training plan, Week 5 was a strong training week for both of us! A couple of weeks ago, we were both involved in a car accident that kept Delilah from running for about 5 days due to muscle soreness. Fortunately, I did not experience…
3 Things to do in Bar Harbor, Maine
1. Take the scenic route – drive up the coast We flew into Portland, Maine which is about three hours (driving) away from Bar Harbor; however, there is the option to take the scenic route along the coast. We landed in Portland before lunch and had plenty of time to make our way to Bar…
Running Socks: Feetures
I have always struggled with blisters from running, even when I was only running a few miles a week. I thought I had tried everything from different shoes and fancy lacing configurations, to rubbing Vaseline on my feet before runs. It didn’t matter what I tried; I always ended up with painful blisters on the…
Week 2 Training Update
December 2019 Half Marathon We’ve made it through the second week of our 12-week half marathon training plan for our next race on December 14th. We got to run together twice over the weekend because we were in our hometown to spend some quality time with family. Our hometown is so small that there is…
Half Marathon Training Plan
12 Week Sub – 2:15 We are using Running World’s 12 week, sub – 2:15 Half Marathon training plan to prepare for our second race in the 50 state half marathon challenge on December 14, 2019. Check out the schedule below. We’ll be posting weekly training updates to share our progress and to break down…
Running Headphones: Aftershokz
Running with music has gotten easier since the invention of bluetooth, but it was still a battle to find headphones that stay firmly in place. I’d like to share my story of how I discovered Aftershokz headphones at the perfect moment in my running journey. Last year I was traveling for work when I answered…
Bar Harbor Half Marathon, Maine
State 1 of 50 September 21, 2019 We were excited to kick off our 50-state half marathon challenge in the beautiful state of Maine at the start of fall. This was our first race outside of Kansas City and our first race that went through a national park. We trained for this race during the…