I feel good about this week. I took it a little easy but still got moving. Not much to report otherwise! My week: • Saturday • 13.14 miles, 2:38:08 (12:05 pace) My race! Read about it, and see a gazillion pictures, here. And just because, here’s a few more from my phone. • Sunday ...
I keep telling myself “you’re a half marathoner!” I did it. About three years after I did my first half mary training program with no intention of completing a race, just improving my running…. less than a year after I worked through a half training again, worked up to 10 miles and then seriously injured ...
Three years in the making, and I finally ran a half marathon. It was tough and it was awesome and I will totally do it again. I’ll write details on Wednesday, complete with pictures from my long–suffering photographer husband who got up at 4:30 am and spent his entire morning on race–related stuff. Wouldn’t have ...
When this post is published, there were exactly 24 hours from being half way through my first half marathon! I’m nervous. I said that on Monday and it’s more true now. I feel like the last 3 years of my running life are culminating here and I just want it to be over. To say ...
I’ve won or purchased several new pieces of running gear and haven’t gotten around to writing about all of it. Since I know we’re all gear snobs with picky tastes (no floppy wires, no bouncing, a bazillion different preferences on how to carry a phone/music/gps, good shoes, etc.) here’s my thoughts. Merrells I’ve been wanting ...
This Saturday I will run my first half marathon. It’s going to be painfully slow, even for me. I already know that. Working through last year’s injuries, being extra careful to avoid more pain and retraining my running form has me not in good enough shape for my original time goal. But hey, it’s about ...