Two years ago today, I put my money down and toed up to the start line of my first half-marathon. That half-marathon was Race the Runways, and it’s a special race for me. It’s put on by the Midcoast Triathlon…
Have races become so passe that I really would let one go by without blogging a race report that day? No. But it’s 11:50 pm right now, so I almost let that happen. 9 months ago when visiting my brother…
Source: shareasimage.com via Pattie on Pinterest This was my Runners’ World Quote of the Day and I thought it was summed up my weekend so beautifully. I did the All Women and One Lucky Guy Half Marathon in Newburyport, Mass. for…
I woke up this morning and I just didn’t have my game face on. Or race face on. Whatever. I knew before I even started that I did not have it in me today to really push myself. It was…
There were so many things that were different this time. And yet so many things that didn’t change at all. I’ve had this recurring dream/nightmare that I missed the race start. True story. I got the start time wrong this…
I am super exhausted but here goes … the weekend, in bullet form: 1. Background: Reach the Beach is a 203-mile relay race put on around the country. This one started at Cannon Mountain in New Hampshire and went all…
I think every half-marathon should start with a 7-mile warm-up. OK, maybe that’s crazy talk. But the pre-race jitters I usually have? I had NONE of them this morning. And while it was not my best half-marathon ever … or…
You don’t know the draw of an obstacle course race until you’ve done one. I certainly didn’t before Saturday’s Tough Mountain Challenge. I got into running a few years ago and have done a dozen road races since. Other races…
So this was my fifth half-marathon. Two years ago, I did the event that was the predecessor to this event, the L-A Duathalon, and arguably that was the genesis of my road racing. So it was a special day for…
#1. Move over under-trained century bike ride. Move over LADU with no training at all. That marathon was, without a doubt, the hardest (athletic, at least) thing I’ve ever done. #2. I did everything right. It would have been hard…
