Runner and storyteller
Junior year of high school, about the time I quit outdoor track because I was injured so much that it had sucked the fun out running, the BAA announced that for the centennial Boston Marathon in 1996, they would allow …
For as far back as I can remember, the American women were fighting to hopefully place at Boston each year, and often they didn’t do that. Women who did were celebrated as top Americans, but didn’t have the same respect …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
So, that whole blogging regularly thing… I probably should have looked at the calendar before posting it, because the past few weeks have been insane. The final piece of insanity was this past weekend, filled with marathon festivities and amazing …
It’s been a long time since I’ve blogged, and somehow it seems fitting to commit to posting regularly as the one-year anniversary of a multitude of changes arrives. A year ago, I was at the Runner’s World Half and Festival …
