One of the things that I struggle with in training is making the right choices about food the day before a hard workout. In yesterday’s post I said that I would share my menu from the day before my 13.1 time trial, a menu that I followed again the day before the NYC Half. On […]
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Preparing for a half marathon takes months, but that last week before the race is your time to begin focusing on race day logistics. Here is how I tackled the week leading up to the NYC Half: 6 days to race day, Monday: I “saved” one of the weekend’s scheduled 6 milers until Monday since I […]
I would like to say that so many readers have asked me what a typical day is like for me, and how I juggle my days as a runner, writer, and lawyer. That’s not the case. In fact, no one has asked. Given that, this post is probably more for me than it is for […]
On Saturday, I raced my first 15K. I loved the distance. It was much more challenging than a 10K, but didn’t require nearly as much training and preparation as a half marathon. I think that I would prepare similarly for a winter 10K as I did in the days leading up to this race, however […]
On Saturday, I ran the Ted Corbitt Classic, a 15K in Central Park. Although I do much of my training in Central Park, the route of this race is different from my usual training route. In the weeks leading up to the race, I ran several of my training runs on portions of the course; […]
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