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…
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…
Race report coming to you live from the drive home! My goal — nailed it! I dared for a sub-2-hour marathon and I did (according to my watch) 1:55:12. (Edit: Official race time is 1:56:04. That’s gun time.) That is around…
This was me right before this race one year ago: Here I am today: This is a very flattering time of day for me for pictures. I had a vivid dream last night about my childhood home and friends and…
That song is in my head because I was fixing this story right before I started this post. Slightly relevant: I subscribe to a really cool service called “Timehop” that sends you an email report of everything you did the…
I skipped today’s run to go to a running workshop that a local orthopedic clinic held in Auburn. The speaker of honor was Joan Benoit Samuelson, winner of the first-ever women’s Olympic marathon, over-50 women’s record holder for the marathon,…
Photos (of me) from Race the Runways Yes, they are just of me. Yes, I am totally vain. Yes, I made sure to smile at the camera.
The race went as good, if not totally better than I ever would have hoped. I finished with a time of 2 hours, 12 minutes and 42 seconds, which translates into a 10:07 mile pace. This is the fastest pace…
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That is the face of a pre-half-marathon runner. It’s race day! Wish me luck!
