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Hey everyone!! I have SO much to share with you regarding my week in Atlanta with Mizuno. We are on our way home after a fun, exciting week but my mind is focused on one thing – the NJ Marathon on Sunday. After months and months of planning, training, and imagining this race, it is [...]
I’ve been doing my long runs on Fridays for most of this training cycle, but I rearranged the days last week because my husband and I had a black tie work function to attend Thursday evening. It was held at the Waldorf Astoria. First time I’ve actually ever been inside. The ballroom was GORGEOUS: It [...]
In case you haven’t heard, Google Reader is going away…if you’d like to continue to subscribe to NYC Running Mama you can do so by email (link on the right hand side of the page) or you can Follow my blog with Bloglovin. —————————- Last weekend’s NYC Half Marathon was the best executed race [...]
I am still smiling from the 2013 NYC Half. I don’t think I have EVER run such a steady, smart, even-paced race in my life. It was a frigid morning. Temps were hovering around 30 at race start, but with the windchill, it felt like about 20 degrees. I wasn’t concerned with anything except my [...]
The NYC Half Race Recap will be up tomorrow but I’ll save the suspense…I PR’d by over 2 min!!! I didn’t get my sub-1:32 but I was darn close (1:32:23) and could NOT be happier with how the whole race went. I don’t think the smile has left my face since I crossed the finish line. [...]
Erin O had a question from the previous post (Cold Weather Running). Does anyone have an answer for her? =) —————————————————- I have a goal pace (GP) that I try to stick to for all of my long runs. These GPs change week to week based on how I felt the week prior as well [...]
It’s a known fact that you can often become a better runner by increasing your mileage and incorporating speed, tempo, and long runs into your training. But, perhaps the best way to become a better runner is simply by learning. Learning from your own experiences in races and training as well as from friends and [...]
When I was training for the NYC Marathon and my first ultra this summer/fall, I completed all my long runs at an easy pace. NYC would be my first marathon after giving birth and since I hadn’t completed long runs consistently in over a year, my goal was to get the miles in without worrying [...]
Tomorrow is my first ultra. I am competing in the Knickerbocker 60k in Central Park. The course includes a short out and back (totaling 1.5 miles) and then 9x 4-mile loops of the park’s inner loop (thankfully, it does NOT include the arduous upper or lower portions of the park). Here is a link of [...]
Before I go into a detailed race report for the NYC Marathon last Sunday, there are are a couple of things to say: 1. I am a very competitive person when it comes to running. But NOT with other people. I never show up to a race and look around and say, “I want to [...]
Once we started running on the Verrazano Bridge, the nervousness and doubt I had been struggling with the last few days quickly gave way to excitement for what we were getting ready to experience. Running across the bridge with just 4 other people was one of the most surreal moments in my life. As [...]
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 [...]
The SI Half Marathon couldn’t have been on a more beautiful day…temps in the low 60s, sunny skies, and a light wind. Combine that with the 2 days off I decided to take before the race as well as this being my first race in about 18 months.What do you get?Me starting entirely WAY too [...]
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