I did my last review of my big goal for 2010 in July. This review took place at about the half way point of the year and had already seen one revision in my goal for the year. My big annual goal had started out being that I was going run a race in every… Continue reading 2010 in Review
Let me start by saying YMMV (your mileage may vary). I run in rural upstate NY where the road is barely wide enough for two cars to pass and there are little or no shoulders. I also want to apologize, in advance, for length. I have written this in several sittings, all while telling myself… Continue reading Runemies, or the Enemies of Runners
Saturday, October 2 I ran my race for the month of October. This race is run every October and, while associated with the Triple Cities Runners’ Club, it is run by BAE Systems employees in Johnson City. This BAE group use to be a part of General Electric. The 2010 race was the 28th running… Continue reading OctoberFAST 10K Race Recap
I admit I took a hiatus from writing this summer. I was outside a lot and ran a lot of races. I was inside a bit visiting with family who live on the West Coast and I get to see all too seldom. So a little over a week ago, I ran a 10 mile… Continue reading Race Recap – Ithaca 5 & 10
When you set a long-term goal, how do you tell if you are making progress? Do you break it down into small steps and check those off as you go? I am talking about my running goalS for the year. My first goal, which was set near the end of January, was to run a… Continue reading Goal Adjustment
This particular race was a challenge, not in the course but in the weather. If you look at the pavement we are on, it is very wet. We may have been in a slight sprinkling period as it was taken but there were torrential downpours throughout the race. I was thinking we would be on… Continue reading Race Recap – Catharine Valley Half Marathon
Distance dreaming! Yes, I am. As I said a while back, I am running my first marathon this fall. The great thing is I have found a whole group of people who are also first time long distance runners. Abbi of Higher Miles decided that support is helpful to all of us. Abbi and I… Continue reading Distance Dreamers
I was sitting having dinner with a good friend on Thursday evening. Dinner was delicious – couscous, green pepper, onion, tilapia all together with a citrus vinaigrette. We each had a glass of cold chardonnay. It had been a long, hot day and it was nice to have adult conversation with dinner. My friend, in the… Continue reading Is There a Marathon in My Future?
I am not even sure I can find the words to describe the race yesterday. I traveled with friends to Utica for the Boilermaker 15K. Yesterday’s 33rd running of the race held its largest field ever and the largest number of finishers. This makes it the largest 15K road race in the United States, although… Continue reading Boilermaker 15K – Race Recap
Yup! I have them at the moment. It is Wednesday morning – though you all won’t see this until Saturday by which time I should have a full blown case of nerves. Back near the end of February and beginning of March, I started getting nervous. I had made this huge goal – a race… Continue reading Nerves
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