
This morning I stepped on the scale for the first time in awhile. 161.2. Ugh. It has been just about 2 years since I have breached the 160 mark. I actually welcomed this development. Bring it on, scale. I have…

This morning I stepped on the scale for the first time in awhile. 161.2. Ugh. It has been just about 2 years since I have breached the 160 mark. I actually welcomed this development. Bring it on, scale. I have…
So, I did it yesterday. I signed up for my second fall marathon — the Maine Marathon, the first one I ever did last year. I knew it was what I wanted to do, but I put off making the…
What is the difference between “jogging” and running? I admit I’ve commit too many brain cells to this thought. There I something diminutive sounding about jogging, like I’m going out in a cute leotard and sweatband to listen to my…

I have a bet with myself that I can finish this blog post before Tony can finish his article for tomorrow’s paper. Me: “What’s the story you’re writing, honey?” Tony: blah blah blah Paris Norway town politics welfare blah…

Hey blog. I’ve been neglecting you. I just have not been feeling well this past week. Like someone turned the faucet off on my energy supply. Like achy and chills and misery. I had several bad runs last week and Saturday…
Theres a great post on the DailyMile community blog today on how to decide what to run your long run pace at: Decision Tree: What is Long Run Pace? | dailymile community blog. The blog author says in the comments…

My good friend and former roommate Eryk, who is living in Japan right now, has a SUPER AWESOME blog, and this week, he wrote about running. On Running in Japan | This Japanese Life. | 生命を外面九天です. Eryk e-mailed me that…

Last time I started training for a marathon, I remember feeling this sense of, “This is it? It really doesn’t start out that hard.” I was so ready to start training after my first half-marathon in April, and the marathon…
Tuesday evenings. One time. Two competing running groups in Lewiston – Auburn. I have had friends in both groups and heard good things about both of them. So, duh, I love running, and I love making new friends, so of…