I am still in physical therapy for the injury that just doesn’t seem to want to disappear completely. Though, I am now well enough to run regularly. And running regularly means my mind is churning with new goals, both long (Ironman, Boston, ultras) and short (a huge PR in the half, fall cross country, another […]
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Today I have change on my mind. I find that for me, I am better at adapting to change, rather than choosing to make a change. Maybe it is because of what life has thrown at me. The only times I can think of the choice to make a change being easy are those times when I needed to […]
I came across this quote a few times recently and it is quickly becoming my new mantra in running and in life. “Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’. The answer is usually: ‘Yes’.” -Paul Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner I hope it inspires you, too.
Today I ran a route that I have been putting off running for weeks, for fear it wouldn’t go so well. The path is the four-mile center loop of Central Park. It has three significant rolling hills on the west side of the park and one large hill on the east. It takes you past […]
Whenever I try a new exercise, I want to do it well. I want to do it competitively, and I want to constantly improve. When I started swimming about six weeks ago, I didn’t expect to immediately be able to swim laps for an hour straight. Sure, I wanted to. But I knew that it […]
I am not currently in training, specifically. However I am working towards healing my injury and building up my strength, speed and endurance. My focus on endurance training is a bit different from what it was before my injury. My prior strategy was just to hang on for as long as possible. Now, I focus so much […]
I am sitting at my desk researching summer course offerings at local colleges. It is likely the first step in the process to “going back to school”… or whatever that means. I am not sure yet. What I do know is that if I actually take the leap, I will not squander the opportunity as […]
I have been known to take a pretty hard stance against wearing race shirts for races that haven’t been run. In my 2+ years of racing, I have missed a couple of races: once for being sick; once for being sore; and thrice (all in 2014) for being injured. I even refused to wear a […]
I haven’t written in a while and I have to wonder why. Writing here is such a fantastic outlet. I don’t know why I suddenly decided to begin tapping away at my keyboard, but I have. Perhaps it is because I don’t feel like being so guarded right now. Or maybe because I am looking […]
It has been far too long since my last post. The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. Mostly good things. I have been on the road. El Profesor and I were down in Central Florida, moving out of our apartment and saying goodbyes. Now we are back in New York and slowly but surely […]
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