Race Report: Boilermaker 15K
Overall, I just did a really lazy job on Sunday. I had this awful sense of entitlement (“I just did two marathons in two weeks… I deserve to go easy on myself and walk”) throughout the race. I’m...
View ArticleRunning Camp Debrief
On the way up to camp, I realized I forgot a towel. Fortunately, we passed a great Family Dollar in the town of Warrensburg where I was able to get two huge beach towels for only $5 each. Score! I...
View ArticleRace Report: Dippikill Froggy Five Miler
On Sunday, we didn’t have a morning run scheduled – just the race at 9 AM – so breakfast was early (7:30) and then we had free time just to pack, relax, and get ready. Because I had been so tired for...
View ArticleRace Report: Bruegger’s Bagel Run 5K
Today is a red letter day!!!!!! (Warning: extreme use of exclamation points ahead. Number of exclamation points used in this post: 51. Can you tell I’m psyched?!) I woke up, hit the bathroom, and...
View ArticleMemorial Day Weekend Plans
Today I got an interesting offer: to be a pacer for the Key Bank Vermont City Marathon. As long-time readers will remember, the VCM was my first marathon ever. (It was also supposed to be my only...
View ArticleA sick start to the week
After taking the day off Thursday and then spending Friday working from bed, you would think that I would be better. In fact, on Friday I felt good enough to do a bit of yoga at night. I didn’t really...
View ArticleRace Report: HMRRC Winter Marathon
After an insane week at work, I’m finally back – and with a race report from last week’s awesome Hudson Mohawk Road Runners Club Winter Marathon. Happy Thursday, everyone! I woke up on Sunday morning...
View ArticleRace Report: Adirondack Distance Run
This weekend, I had my sister-in-law’s baby shower to attend in Saratoga, NY. Since I would have to be in town for the shower anyway, I decided to add another purpose to my trip – the Adirondack...
View ArticleWhirlwind (Long) Weekend
What a whirlwind (long) weekend! Friday was fairly low-key until the evening, when I ushered a friend off to a second date that I later found out went fabulously well. Following my pep talk, I stayed...
View Article4:30 Marathon or Bust! Treadmill Workout
On Monday, two weeks after my last marathon (yes yes San Diego race report still in progress), I finally got back to running. While in upstate New York on Monday morning, I went for what was supposed...
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