My race day outfit is something that I try to start thinking about 2-3 weeks in advance of a big race. This gives me the opportunity to test out possible outfits on my longer runs leading up to the race. It also gives me the opportunity to test out my outfits in all sorts of […]
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Yesterday morning I went for a run in Chicago. I visit Chicago once each year around this time. My visits are a mix of business and pleasure. For the past two years, my visits have included running, as well. Yesterday, I was scheduled to run 9.25 miles. 6 miles at goal half marathon pace, a […]
At the end of November I posted a round up of running outfits that I wore throughout month, when temperatures in New York varied from 35 to 50 degrees. The temperatures did not fall far below that through December, but these are some of the items that I have added in to the rotation as […]
I almost feel weird writing this — on a day when I am so clearly in no shape to run. I made it through 39 days of a 40 day run streak, and I have no guilt over skipping just this one. (I didn’t intend for the first two lines of this post to rhyme.) […]
I haven’t written daily updates of my progress in Runner’s World 2012 Holiday Running Streak on the blog. I have been tweeting my runs daily, and plan to write a full post on the streak once it has ended. But today, on Day 37 of the streak, I have a few things to share. I […]
Last year was the first year that I ran regularly outdoors throughout the winter. In previous years, I took to the treadmill or chose other workouts instead. But last winter, I was training for the NYC Half, and committed to running four days per week outdoors. As the weather changed, I got quite an education […]
Before it even began, yesterday promised to be a crazy day. Due to a family matter, my husband and I would be spending the day on Long Island with family and friends at a house that was dark and cold without heat or power as a result of this week’s Nor’easter. Knowing that we were planning […]