Brooklyn R-U-N 5K race report
After I signed up for the Mini 10K, I realized that gave me seven NYRR races for the year, so I could pretty easily do the 9+1 challenge again. As it turned out, Coach B set me up to run …
Running Toward NYC 2018
My road to NYC 2018 officially begins
After 18 months of preparation for running the TCS NYC Marathon before my training cycle would even start, it’s a little weird to realize that this week was the first week of my actual training plan. I had a lot of …
Queens 10K race report
Three races in five weeks that also include a family wedding out of state and a week-long cold mean I’m wicked backed up on race reports. But now that marathon training has started, I need to clear the decks, so …
Mini 10K race report
I’d never done a women-only race before, and NYRR’s Shape Half-Marathon is typically Boston Marathon weekend. So when I saw this on the calendar, I asked Coach B if I could do it if I used it as a training …
Brooklyn Half Race Report
Two weeks is a long time to go before getting my race report down on paper, but this one needed some extra time to sort itself out in my head — and my nose. (And then apparently another month to …
United NYC Half 2018 race report — aka the adventures of Corral L(ost)
Sunday was the first NYC Half on the new course. I had the best training cycle so far headed into it. No KT Tape needed, hit my workouts the way I wanted to, had a plan to run the new …
When Strength Training, Form Matters
One big goal for my winter base-building season is locking in on cross-training to both reduce injury risk and improve my performance. My group fitness instructor days give me plenty of options to draw upon, plus a good understanding of …
Finding a New Routine as Things Change
As Thanksgiving week wraps up, I’m reminded, again, how much routine and habits play a role in success. This has been a wonderful week, full of family and friends and just some chances to relax. It’s also been completely not …
Lesson Learned: Cross-Training is Not Optional
Most of the reasons I didn’t meet goals in 2017 were because of injuries, and most of those were preventable had I been cross-training properly. I wasn’t cross-training properly. The bad news: I paid for it with a gap between …
Lessons Learned in a Year of Change
In the past year, I learned a lot. Much of it — no surprise — was what NOT to do while training. Consistently running makes a difference, but everything else needs to be consistent, too Moving is great for making …
