Many people view the “long run” as a dress rehearsal for an upcoming race. In some ways it is. It offers a fantastic opportunity to run a significant portion of your race course, and test out gear and fueling methods. In other ways it is not. Running a long training run at race pace isn’t […]
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Twice this week I have had conversations about setting goals in running. The first was with El Profesor, where an exasperated me piped up: How is it that I can apply for hundreds of jobs that I am perfectly qualified for and not get a single one of them, whereas I can wake up one […]
If there has been a theme to my current training cycle, it is this: I just feel like running. In the middle of January, I froze my gym membership while I was contending with the residual lower back pain that plagued me for a few weeks after throwing out my back just before New Year’s. […]
On Friday morning I tweeted, “7.7 miles in 1:10 Funny how I’m simultaneously shocked by the fact that I am making my paces & also wondering if I should set a tougher goal”. Since then it has been something that I can’t help but think about. Yet, I have decided not to alter my goal of […]
I’m showing some Fleetwood Mac love in the title today, but the song itself really has no bearing on this post. Today’s post is about being free spirited. On Tuesday night, after work, I went to see The Heiress on Broadway. I am a Downton Abbey fan and didn’t want to miss the chance to […]
This morning on my run I added the Speed Racer theme song to my brain wave radio station. Copyright nerds: it’s not a public performance if I’m only singing it in my head. When I left my apartment this morning, it was snowing and I couldn’t tell how slick the roads were. I wouldn’t know […]
I was once the quintessential gym rat. The gym was my happy place. A place where I could elliptical, lift and take a myriad of classes to my heart’s content. The gym was my escape. It was a place where I needed only to focus on my body. And for years I have allowed myself […]
On Sunday morning, I made a wrong turn resulting in a back strain that has kept me off the roads and trails all week. As with any injury – big or small – that keeps you from your usual routine, I am struggling with a bit of sadness and frustration. There is something about not […]
Number of 2012 goals that I set for myself in 2011: 2 (find a new job; run a half marathon) Number accomplished: 1 (guess which?) x 2 (NYC Half, More Women’s Half) Number of races registered for: 11 Number of races I actually ran: 9 (I missed two: one because I was sick; one because […]
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 […]
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