This isn’t a blog just about running. It’s a blog about life after the couch. I fear sometimes that if you looked at me just by my favorite posts, or my Couch to 5K post it makes it sound like…
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…
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 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…
I woke up this morning feeling worlds better than I did after the last marathon. It’s a gorgeous day and I actually feel capable of walking to work this morning. My hips took the brunt of the downhill yesterday and…
#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…
So I’m writing this from lovely Eustis, Maine, the night before the race but I don’t know if it will go up before it happens — the cell reception up here is spotty at best. So. I’m ready for tomorrow.…
And here it is. Marathon #2 training starts today. Starts, you see, with rest. I’m doing Novice 2 again, the same training plan I did for the Maine Marathon last October. I’m still debating stepping up to Intermediate 1. But…
I just finished two presentations — one for career day tomorrow, where I’ll be speaking to a bunch of high school sophomores, and another one for work that will be fun and easy. If you knew me 6 months ago,…
Today was my first run after the marathon. But first, I had to do something important. Here’s to new milestones. I didn’t realize when I bought my sticker that it would look like it matched my Bike Me sticker. Now…
