On a typical New Year’s Eve, I have no goals. It’s like some kind of ritual. Every year as the holidays draw nearer, people turn their minds to what they want to accomplish in the new year and we start hearing about all the new year’s resolutions. I’m not against them in any way; I […]
I felt my few sips of water slopping around in my stomach at mile six and knew fuel and hydration were going to be a struggle on this race. There is no point panicking. One thing I have learned is though I may have lost my mind every time I sign up for a marathon, […]
It’s my favorite training day: The Long Run. The first of three 20 miles runs is a wrap. There were some victories, an amusing user error issue and a rough patch. On paper it’s a success. Emotionally, I feel pretty rough. It may be less commonly heard of, but there are times when the body […]
My 10 miler on Saturday had to be the strangest race I’ve ever experienced. I already wrote a review on the craziness of the event and there were a lot of things that went wrong. It left me feeling weird all day yesterday. I didn’t run yesterday, which was Sunday. There was no motivation to […]
This is an account of my personal experience of dealing with the psychological and emotional impact of a running injury. I am not a professional and do not offer any advice or recommendations. I won’t sugar coat it. It hurt to spend a few months as an injured runner. My aim in writing this is to remind […]