I’m going to warn you upfront. This race was amazing. This recap will be long. It may take more than one post to get it all out. Roanoke is a beautiful city. Friends that I have met before and those who I had not met yet made the weekend even better than the beautiful surroundings.… Continue reading Blue Ridge Marathon Recap – First 13 miles
Yesterday was my fourth time running the Skunk Cabbage Classic Half in Ithaca. I ran this as my third race ever and my second half marathon back in 2010 and have been there every year since. This year the course was a bit different as Barton Hall was setting up for Bob Dylan to play… Continue reading Skunk Cabbage Half Recap
Hard to believe a quarter of 2013 has already gone by. I am loving this year but not a huge fan of how winter is hanging on here in Upstate NY. Unlike in February, I did add to my goal of running 13 races in 2013. I ran the St Pat’s 4 miler at the… Continue reading Quarterly Goal Review
Yes, another month has come and gone in 2013. I am really finding it hard to believe we are starting the third month of this year. Anyway, the start of that third month means it’s time to look over where I am with my goals. I made no progress at all on my running… Continue reading Goal Check-In
This training session, which started on December 17th, is my first time trying an intermediate 2 program. I have been exhausted during this particular training period. I know this could have a lot to do with winter colds and not eating right but I also think it may have to do with the amount of… Continue reading Training or Overtraining
This post may be becoming an annual thing. Last year I posted “10 Things I Love About Running.” This year I am reprising it but in a new manner. Thanks to therunchat.com for the call for these types of posts and to all those sponsoring the contest. There is only one reason I truly love running.… Continue reading Running Love
Week eight of eighteen is in the books and I am looking back at two months of training with a bit of fear and disappointment. I was worried when I realized my 18 week training plan started almost one week before Christmas. Was sure that all the holiday festivities would cause me to mess up… Continue reading Marathon Training
I started my fifth marathon training about a month ago. I am running the Blue Ridge Marathon on April 20th so my training did begin just prior to Christmas. I have this to say about training through holidays. It is definitely easier to start a training cycle then. I trained, starting in October, for my… Continue reading One Month In
I know. Who would think that I would have a race schedule that was only six months worth of races? I have, though, plotted out my races for the first six months of 2013. If I do get to all these races, I will hit my 13 in ’13 by the end of June. That… Continue reading 2013 Race Schedule – First Six Months
I don’t think I truly coherently – and I may not be coherent about it again this year – wrote down any goals for 2012. I did post my running goals on my profile at Dailymile.com but did not blog about them extensively. This year I have more goals, though not resolutions. These are goals… Continue reading 2013 Goals
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