A journey through motherhood, running, and life.
In the fall of 2011, I ran a 30 miler, the NYC Marathon, and the Knickerbocker 60k within a 5 week window. I showed up to the start line of each race feeling rested, energized, and ready to run. 30 mile training run: (8:34 pace) NYC Marathon: 3:46:49 (8:40 pace) including a 15 min negative split and 8:01 [...]
The tweets, facebook updates, and blog posts have begun – all discussing fall marathons and the initial couple of weeks of training for these races. That means weekly long runs are starting – by mid-summer, there’ll be plenty of 20+ mile runs being completed in preparation for the upcoming races. One question I’ve been asked [...]
This was a conversation between me and my husband two weeks after I ran my first ultra in November: Me: I don’t think I’m in very good shape right now. Hubby (with a look of bewilderment): You just ran a 37.2 mile race and finished with a 9:10 pace. I would say you are in [...]
As I’ve stated in earlier posts, I’ve always had a problem with not pacing myself correctly on long runs or races. I start too fast and then pay for it heavily at the end. I had always believed that I could start fast and gain some “extra time” so that when I slow down towards [...]
My second attempt at my furthest distance to date went off (almost) without a hitch. I plan on writing subsequent blogs on specific aspects of the long run (fueling and pacing), so this blog is more of a brief recap. I started the run @ 520am. It was around 48 degrees so I decided to wear [...]
I am turning 30 next Friday. Surprisingly, I am not having any anxiety or trepidation about this supposed momentous event in my life. I think a lot has to do with the realization that I’m completely happy with my life and the family and friends I surround myself with these days. I haven’t accomplished everything [...]
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