"It seemed like a good idea at the time."
Whether I would openly admit it or not, early this summer I had been running under an assumption: that I would close out 2017 with another marathon. I had started looking around – against my better judgment, and before I was really ready – checking the date of Richmond, ogling St. Jude’s in December (a […]
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Beast. It’s a word runners use quite a bit. That was a beast of a workout. Hang on – entering beast mode. I have a beast of a post-workout appetite right now! Perhaps most frequently, the term is used as a compliment to our fellow runners. Perhaps the highest compliment we can give. Beast! I’ve got […]
Read MoreThese two things are both at odds with each other, and work in a lovely kind of harmony…but only in the long game. Let me explain. A lot of things happened and have been happening with this move. My whole life and routine and support system and running partner network was uprooted. I started a […]
Read MoreTime for a little ketchup. Okay, okay. Bad joke. What have I been up to? Well, for one, a very abbreviated off-season. I took Monday through Thursday off post-race, before diving back in Friday with a 5-miler with Danielle – a warm, humid 5-miler. While I can’t generally complain about how this spring into early […]
Read MoreSo training for the Marine Corps Marathon starts on Monday. (and no, we’re still not done writing our training plan. Thank goodness it’s a holiday week?) This will of course be our second full marathon, Philly 2012 being the first, run just-to-finish-standing-upright in 4:17.31. Training went (mostly) great, despite a couple twisted ankles (one for […]
Read MoreThis past weekend I traveled to Knoxville, TN, to visit NF, who is currently doing some complicated researchy things I don’t totally understand (kidding – mostly) at Oak Ridge . And of COURSE we had to run a local 5K he found for us. 🙂 The Skeeter Run 5K. From what he’s told me, Knoxville […]
Read More(stolen from this post) The thing about the off-season is finding a balance between taking the appropriate time off from running and making sure not to lose all fitness, passion, and routine. It’s something I’m still working on – and something that involves a lot of listening to my body, and my mind. I’m still […]
Read MoreNext weekend (after Memorial Day), I’ll be heading to Knoxville, Tenn., to visit my guy – he’s spending May and June there working at Oak Ridge National Lab (because he’s a badass), and he’s been really enjoying the Knoxville running scene. As luck would have it, he found a local 5K (that looks to be […]
Read MoreThis race came on rather suddenly. My dear friend EP invited me to run it with her and our friend Tanya about a month ago. I penciled it in my mental calendar but procrastinated on registering. Then a weekend visit to my hometown got moved up a week, and I thought it conflicted with the […]
Read MoreI know what you must be thinking. “…what? A race report? I thought you were on vacation!” Well, folks, I have to say: I have never done anything that spontaneous, and I don’t regret it at all. But let me back up a bit. As you already know, last week I was in Vancouver. On […]
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