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Because I’ve had such a long, dry spell with racing, I kept my plans to race yesterday a little quiet. But, I’m happy to tell you that I ran the IronGirl half marathon here in town and actually hit a PR with a 1:36! It felt so, so good to feel good out there.This isn’t an easy course, so I wasn’t entirely sure how it [...]
I’m hitting the road today, wild and crazy, mini-van driving, runner style. Thanks to FitFluential and Runner’s World, I’m headed up to Bethlehem, Pa., for a weekend of activities surrounding the Runner’s World half marathon. And I am beyond excited. I get to have dinner tonight with a group of bloggers and some of the Runner’s World staff, at Rodale headquarters no less. Mecca for [...]
Success is 90 percent physical and 10 percent mental. But never underestimate the power of that 10 percent.–Tom Fleming Friends who know me well might laugh at the fact that I am doling out advice on finding your running confidence. But do as I say, not as I do, ok? Because I want you to understand how important your state of mind is when it [...]
So I may or may not have already chosen my next marathon before I even toed the line in Boston. A few of my friends had already decided on NYC for their fall marathon, but others of us were still trying to decide which one we’d run. When my friend Becky came back from the expo with a brochure for California International Marathon (CIM), I [...]
Yes, I did just steal that from Jon Krakauer (one of my favorite writers and favorite all-time books, btw). I want nothing to do with Everest, other than maybe looking at it from base camp, but I am considering running a marathon next fall that involves some altitude. And as a sea level gal, I’m wondering if that’s just dumb. The marathon in question is [...]
Kind of rocked. Here’s the lowdown: The speedy boys and their hardware I got to pace my son in a local 5k. He dropped his former PR from a 25:42 to a 24:18. He was 3rd in the 10 and under age group, the 1st and 2nd places going to his two neighborhood friends. It was so great to be out there alongside him–a month [...]
I’m a complete neophyte at this barefooting stuff, as you all know. But after yesterday’s post, it seemed that you all had lots of questions about how to get started, so I thought I’d throw out the principles that I am following. I ran this past my friend and minimalist guru Dr. Mark Cucuzzella to make sure I am giving you solid information. I’m sure [...]
What’s better than your own PR? Your child’s, of course! Yesterday I paced my son through the local Turkey Trot 5k. Before we started he told me he wanted a 26:30, which would have taken about a minute off his PR. He told me, “Daddy thinks I can do a 25, but I’m not so sure.” Well, I was pretty sure he could do that [...]
Ok. I think I’ve come to the point of acceptance that this weekend’s weather is going to be hot, too hot for a PR. I will still give it my very best–I’m trained and poised to knock some time off my existing PR, but I also have to face the fact that we’re getting a warm front at the end of the week. Temps will [...]
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