-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Icy Strait Point

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Icy Strait PointYou can read about my day in Skagway HERE. The next day we were in Icy Strait Point. The main event of the day was to kayak. I’ve never done that. I remember when I signed up, there was only one spot available and I took it as a sign that that spot was for ME.…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Skagway

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: SkagwayYou can read about my day in Juneau HERE. Warning: There are lots of photos in this post. The day of the Gold Rush Amazing Race! To be honest with you, I didn’t want to do this at all. Well, I am glad I did because it was a blast! We had another hot breakfast and…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Juneau

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: JuneauYou can read about my day at sea and the views of Hubbard Glacier HERE. Finally race morning! We were happy it wasn’t really but weather was in the mid 50s and humid. Our group was one of the first ones to get off the ship. We were VIPs. 🙂 Then a bus took us…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Hubbard Glacier

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Hubbard GlacierYou can read about my day in Seward HERE. The ship left Seward Friday evening and was at sea till Sunday morning when we docked in Juneau. On Saturday morning we had a HOT breakfast and a training workshop and motivation session led by John and Jenny. Let me tell you that there was a delicious…
-
Friday Five 2.0-5 Favorite Races

Read this Post: Friday Five 2.0-5 Favorite RacesTo date I’ve run over 150 races. Most of them I’ve run in Chicago or nearby but more than half of my half marathons have been in other states. Recently I ran a half marathon in Alaska. I don’t have a recap yet but have written a few posts about my trip and you can…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Seward

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: SewardYou can read about my day in Anchorage HERE. Warning: There are lots of photos in this post. Now it is on to Seward and to board the ship. Seward is a few hours away from Anchorage and instead of taking a bus like the rest of the runners on the ship, Meghann and I decided…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Anchorage

Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: AnchorageYou can read about my day in Seattle HERE. The next day Meghann and I took another flight to Anchorage. It was my first time flying Alaska Airlines (I travel mostly via Southwest). I love that they offer this free chat option. I also love that they offer free movies to watch. I wanted to…
-
July 2017 in Review
Read this Post: July 2017 in ReviewI say this after every month but I cannot believe July is over. We are halfway through the year! Miles Ran/Last Month: 122.12/115.79. I did 19 runs this month for a total of 24 hours, 32 minutes, and 13 seconds. Last year I ran 186.27 miles in July which has been the most I’ve run…
-
The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: Seattle
Read this Post: The Great Alaskan Running Cruise: SeattleMy trip began on Wednesday, July 19 with an early flight to Seattle. Lola did not want me to leave. I had a packing list provided to me by Jenny and I would cross off each item once I packed it in my suitcase. I left early in the morning and arrived in the early…
-
Road to BQ Week #18

Read this Post: Road to BQ Week #18As mentioned in this post, I’m attempting to get my own BQ. I am excited to be training using again the Hansons Method. In a nutshell, this training is based on the concept of cumulative fatigue. You train your body to run often so that you are frequently running on tired legs. The idea is…

I was a late bloomer to this running craziness. One of my coworkers would always talk to me about… Read more ›









