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, […]
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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 […]
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; […]
I remember that at the start line of my first half marathon I had only one goal: Finish. My goal at every race since has been different: Finish faster. I am running a 15K on Saturday. It will be the longest race that I have run since my most recent half marathon in April. My […]
This morning, I ran in Join the Voices, a five-mile race in Central Park benefiting Voices Against Brain Cancer. New York Road Runners organizes a number of races throughout the year in collaboration with charitable organizations. Heartfelt speeches are often given at the start. But the ones that really get to me are the ones […]
On Sunday, I ran a four mile race. For a short race such as Race to Deliver, I like to begin my race preparations three days out. Three days before race day, I go for my final pre-race training run. I wanted to keep my legs fresh for race day but not feel as though […]
Sunday was a day of success, indulgence and a few not-so-guilty guilty pleasures. I crossed the finish line of Race to Deliver in 35:10 on Sunday morning. After taking an apple from one of the kind volunteers, I headed over to a quiet bench to stretch out. After a few moments, a fellow runner asked […]
Yesterday morning, I ran in New York Road Runner’s Race to Deliver, an event that has been held annually for the past nineteen years. As I have mentioned previously, I am currently in the process of completing my 9+1 requirements in order to secure guaranteed entry to the 2013 New York City Marathon. So I […]
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