I have been in physical therapy for my injuries for about six months now. We finally finished rehabbing a few weeks ago, and now we are focused on prevention. What my therapist calls performance-based therapy has consisted of strength and explosive exercises. The exercises are sport specific, and he observes my running pattern, as well. […]
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A couple of months ago, while perusing the NYCRUNS site, I found out about the Take Your Base 5K. The added features of a baseball game, barbecue and day at the beach seemed like just the right amount of enticement to get El Profesor to run the race. I didn’t expect him to, and I […]
Listen.To.Your.Body. Four simple words, and yet they’re so hard to follow. It seems that when I am in the throes of a training plan, I adhere only to the next workout on the list. I silence the aches and pains or anything else that might keep me from my prescribed run and press on. It […]
I don’t just mean that in the sense of I can’t believe that this is my story to tell; I also mean it in the sense that I am embarrassed about what took place this morning and can’t believe that I am willing to share it. So let’s just say that this is one of those […]
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 […]
Last week’s training schedule worked out remarkably well for me. I did not need to move or even adapt any of the workouts. In the interest of keeping good going, this week’s schedule is very similar. The only minor tweak is that I am adding upper body strength training with weights back in to my […]
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 […]
Last month, I started a new job. I had a few days between finalizing my offer and beginning work, so I decided to live it up a little. I ran long in Central Park, window shopped on Madison Ave. But one of my favorite things that I did was see an open rehearsal for the […]
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 […]
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 […]
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