Today I ran the Fred Lebow XC 5k in Van Cortlandt Park. It was my second time racing the course, and since I performed so well last time, my only goal for the day was to improve. I didn’t have a particular pace in mind, or anything else. I merely hoped to improve upon my […]
Last Sunday I did something that I had been looking forward to for a very long time. I ran my first cross country race in Van Cortlandt Park in the Bronx. I love running off-road whenever I can, so running a trail race was something high up on my list of things to do when […]
A few months ago, I wrote a post about how I was choosing the Fifth Avenue Mile as my fall goal race. I ran it a little over a week ago, on September 13th. I have struggled to write a recap since because, well, it’s a pretty short race and I wasn’t too sure what […]
It has been quite a year for me. Last November, I ran my first marathon. I loved the experience and the process of preparing for my marathon debut. But after struggling with an injury through the winter and early spring, my focus has been on other running pursuits. Marathons may be in my future, but […]
I use the word “fat”. I use it as a derogatory term to describe people who are heavy, overweight, obese. And I know that it probably isn’t a PC term — not that any of the others I just mentioned likely are either — but I use it. It sounds cruel and punishing and makes […]
I have been in physical therapy for my injuries for about six months now. We finally finished rehabbing a few weeks ago, and now we are focused on prevention. What my therapist calls performance-based therapy has consisted of strength and explosive exercises. The exercises are sport specific, and he observes my running pattern, as well. […]
A couple of months ago, while perusing the NYCRUNS site, I found out about the Take Your Base 5K. The added features of a baseball game, barbecue and day at the beach seemed like just the right amount of enticement to get El Profesor to run the race. I didn’t expect him to, and I […]
I always find it a little tough to write a race recap for a non-goal race. I didn’t really train for this race by following any sort of prescribed plan. I had no real goal time. I had never raced the distance before, and frankly, had no idea what to expect. I was supposed to […]
Listen.To.Your.Body. Four simple words, and yet they’re so hard to follow. It seems that when I am in the throes of a training plan, I adhere only to the next workout on the list. I silence the aches and pains or anything else that might keep me from my prescribed run and press on. It […]
Early last week, I alerted my husband to an intellectual property issue that arose within the track and field community. He writes a column on sports law for a pretty amazing publication, and for months I have been begging him to write about legal issues as they have come up in the running world. He […]
Rachel On and On 