It’s been just about a month since my last race. I have a June race on my calendar, with a pretty lofty time goal. I’m training hard but lower back pain has forced me to take a few rest days in a row. I’m planning on a pretty epic weekend running schedule to make up […]
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Is it just me, or is it easier to run intervals on a loop course? Maybe easier isn’t the right word; but when running intervals, it helps to know what’s around the next corner. I ran loop courses for both of my hard training runs this week. On Tuesday I ran several laps of the northern […]
Sometimes you just need a break. I began training for a goal 10K almost immediately after crossing the finish line at the NYC Half. I took the requisite recovery time, but dove back in as soon as my body felt ready. But I chose a training plan that was much more vigorous than even my […]
I cannot believe how long it has taken me to get around to writing this post. I think part of the problem is that I wasn’t quite sure what I wanted to say about this race. I signed up for the Scotland Run on the same day that a signed up for the Mini 10K, […]
If the road is where I go to achieve, then the mat is where I go to relax. Running is very goal driven. When I start a run I typically have a particular distance or pace(s) in mind. My objective is to achieve them. In yoga, I practice to feel centered, to stretch, to build […]
I’ve been offline and off of the roads for much of the past week. I had a mess of a stomach flu late last week and although I felt well enough to have a great run on Saturday afternoon, I ended up taking off on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday. I simply couldn’t muster the energy. […]
Alternate title: All You Have to do is Run I had set my alarm for 5:20, but woke at 5:19. I shut my alarm before it went off, and set about getting ready. I checked the weather one last time to find that it was going to be pretty cold at the start. I settled […]
I wrote this post months before I started Rachel On and On. It is my very first race recap, written after the 2012 NYC Half — my first race ever. The tone is decidedly more “Dear Diary” than the way that I write on Rachel On and On, and even El Profesor has an updated […]
I have written about my recent struggles with sleep. So it should come as no surprise that the adventure continues. This week I am particularly stressed about it because the NYC Half is on Sunday and I would like to go in to this race feeling well rested; a challenging feat as I will no […]
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 […]
