Running both Chicago and New York City Marathons
In 2011 I decided to up my marathon game and run three marathons – one spring and two fall races. I’m a … Keep Reading
ING New York City Marathon/Philadelphia Marathon Training Log – 10/1/13
I just got back from a 5K tempo run. And man, did I need it. This weekend was hopefully an anomaly in … Keep Reading
ING New York City Marathon/Philadelphia Marathon Training Log – 9/27/13
This week was a tough one for motivation. Not sure what’s up. I even wrote about my self-motivation earlier in the week, … Keep Reading
ING New York City Marathon/Philadelphia Marathon Training Log – 9/19/13
What are intervals so hard? Maybe it’s that I never do speed work. Or I’m lazy. I know I’m not out of … Keep Reading
ING New York City Marathon/Philadelphia Marathon Training Log – 9/17/13
I’ve decided to keep a training log as part of the blog.These posts will be pretty short and really just a historical … Keep Reading
New York Road Runner’s Marathon Tune Up
Sunday is the NYRR Marathon Tune Up. 18 miles, which is only three laps of Central Park.In reality, this run is harder … Keep Reading
Learning to ignore the pain
I’m almost at the top of the training arc for my fall marathons (NYC and Philadelphia). While I’m still logging between 70 … Keep Reading
Here comes the New York City Triathlon
I am behind on posts. I plan to write posts every day and get distracted by either the Tour de France or … Keep Reading
Training for a First Marathon
An old friend who is a 13.1 runner is thinking about training for her first marathon and sent me a note asking for advice: “Do … Keep Reading
NYC Half this weekend!
My knee is like 1000% better and I’m ready to run the NYC Half this weekend! One of my favorite races of … Keep Reading