"It seemed like a good idea at the time."
Next weekend (after Memorial Day), I’ll be heading to Knoxville, Tenn., to visit my guy – he’s spending May and June there working at Oak Ridge National Lab (because he’s a badass), and he’s been really enjoying the Knoxville running scene. As luck would have it, he found a local 5K (that looks to be […]
Read MoreWhat recipe spells a big PR, and a shattered A-goal? Nice weather? Perfect fueling and hydration? Confidence and just the right amount of nerves? The company of good friends? I say all of the above.e This was my seventh half-marathon, and my third time running the Pittsburgh half – second time on this exact course […]
Read MoreConfession: I’m a little freaked out about Sunday. Honestly, I go back and forth. I can feel those nerves like I felt the week of Just a Short Run (scene of my last two PRs, including my recent 1:52, a 7 minute PR), where I was going in with a pretty big (but ultimately […]
Read MoreSomething weird happened today. Something the average mid-packer doesn’t experience very often, if at all (at least, I hadn’t before – and maybe I”m alone in that). In the middle of a 10K, I felt like I was in an actual race. But let’s back up. NF and I had been planning on doing this race […]
Read MoreThe Boston Marathon is huge. Iconic. Legendary. If you qualified to run it, you’re lauded as a Real Runner – fast, dedicated, and maybe a little bit crazy (well, all of us marathoners are a little crazy, aren’t we). It’s the holy grail – this fierce, fragile thing just outside the average mid-packer’s (like myself) […]
Read MoreThis training cycle has been a bit of a whirlwind. Last year at this race, I broke two hours – I was gleeful, finally having cracked the time that for many is the holy grail. But that bar keeps getting raised for each of us. I was ready and eager to break 1:55 at Air […]
Read MoreI know, I know – I disappeared again. But I’m happy to report that after 2+ months of zero training, some occasional racing (for fun), and even an age group award, I’m back in training? So what have I been up to? Well, the holidays saw a major slump in mileage – surprise. Although I’m […]
Read MoreIt’s been three weeks since the marathon – which I can hardly believe. My next big race isn’t until early May, so training doesn’t start until mid- to late-February. And I am blissfully happy about being in the off-season. It’s been a very long year. So what have I been up to? Well, over Thanksgiving, […]
Read MoreI’ve done it. I’ve completed my first full marathon. I can call myself a marathoner! It was grueling, thrilling, wonderful experience. And here’s how it all went down. Race weekend Like a boss, I forgot to actually request off Friday November 16 from work (though my boss let me have it. I’m a genius). But […]
Read MoreMy poor abandoned running blog. I got so behind, I just got overwhelmed. I have a lot to write about, but here’s a race report to hold you over until the rest: I was up at 5 the next morning and immediately got my pre-race grinds: black coffee (with sugar) and my normal amount […]
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