Today was the Mid-Winter Classic. I was supposed to run that race. I paid money and everything. But after a 5-week hiatus from running after the leg injury, I knew it was not the best idea to pin on a…
1. What the title says — I HAVE BEEN CLEARED TO RUN AGAIN!!! (Confession: I actually did run on the treadmill a few times this week before I was cleared … shhh.) The leg is still tender so I…
The name of the blog might be Pattie Runs, but for the past four weeks, there has been no running. I did try it out on Monday night. Without the ace bandage, because I think that was making it worse,…
I’ve thought a lot about what I want to do this year. When I started running, I made sure to keep my goals reasonable. Achievable. I wanted to have earn little victories that would build on each other. And that’s what’s…
In 2012, I ran 3 marathons, a 200-mile relay race, 4 half-marathons, a 10-miler, a 5-miler, an obstacle race and 3 5ks. In 2012, I ran 1,407 miles. That’s a 28 percent increase from last year (1,098 miles). On average,…
I hadn’t written in awhile because it just didn’t feel right to talk about how great life was going, how warm the glow of friends and family felt, and how happy I was in general after the Newtown shootings. I…
Training is this delicate balance between work, rest and nutrition. You need to work hard in order to get stronger. You need to eat in order to get energy. And you need to rest in order to heal. So, I’ve…
So if you didn’t catch my grousing on Twitter/Facebook already, the 50-mile ride was cancelled. I got in my car at 6:15 a.m. and a flood alert for Cumberland County was on the radio. I had driven the 30-minute ride…
1. I am going race-registration crazy today. If money were no object I would register for like, at least 10000000 to do this summer. I feel emboldened with the promise of new experiences! New distances! New PRs! I feel directionless without…
#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…
