I’m feeling really antsy with tapering. Most races other than marathons, it’s always been like, no stress about my performance because I don’t really taper for them — they’re just steps along to the marathon. But here it is, the…
It’s well proven that to stand a chance of racing well in the heat, you have to train in the heat. But sauna suffer-fests have another benefit: They prepare you to run faster in cooler weather, too. In 2010, researchers…
This morning was a tough run. One of those runs after a few weeks of tough runs that shouldn’t have had to be tough runs. One of those long runs that forces you to consider, “why am I doing this…
I am doing this: In this: So I have been Googling this: No, I’m not feeling lucky. Here’s the plan: Layer 1: Tri top, bike shorts Layer 2: (Running) Rain jacket, running capris (my leggings are all either too warm…
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…
And this is how I’m going to dress.
I had a really awesome run today. It was 50 degrees and December 22. December fucking 22nd, the day after the winter solstice, and I was running in Lewiston, MAINE in shorts and a light jacket. 4.42 miles. Not a lunch-time…
WTF? It’s like the marathon happened, and then fall winter came over night. I took this on my walk home tonight ~ 5:45. Sunset? Already?! The days of long bike rides after work are gone. It is coat-and-scarf-and-maybe-even-gloves-and-hat season now! Except…
OHMIGODOHMIGODOHMIGOD. The marathon is less than 24 hours away. I am sooooooo excited. Even if the weather report progressively got worse over the week. It is what it is. I feel great about my training, I feel great about feeling…
So, one of the awesome things about the Maine Marathon and Bay State Events, the service that is providing chip timing, is that they will let your friends and family subscribe to e-mail updates (or text messages) from the race.…
