I managed to completely sabotage my beloved long run day. It’s not so much that I did anything wrong. The trouble is, I neglected some basic key things that I do without thinking and for most if it, I didn’t do anything right. The result was a run gone wrong. Stupid stuff, but lots of […]
For the first time since Saturday, I got to enjoy a good ol’ regular training run. It was fun doing things a little differently the last few days. It also made me appreciate how easy it is for me to slip out the door every morning with plenty of choices for how and where to […]
This shaped up to be a great training week. Almost half way through the training cycle and there have been fleeting moments where it suddenly all feels very real. I’m also sitting on the fence right now about changing my goals for this marathon. Well, perhaps it’s not so much changing goals as it is […]
It turns out I didn’t have time to get into trouble this last month. I was too busy running. Earlier this week someone asked me casually how many miles I’d run this month and I wasn’t sure. It would be one of my higher months, and I knew that, but that was the extent of […]
With a last minute memory jolt that I have a race (and I use that word very loosely) this weekend, I’m actually fine with leaving out the long run. A short-long run would do and anything beyond that is purely going by feel. The nice thing about running more miles than I plan is it’s […]
It’s hard to believe I’m starting Week Six of my training schedule. It’s kind of scary in a way. This is how the weeks just roll by and next thing I know, it will be taper time. There is usually no plan for my Monday run, but today just felt like a good day for […]
Really? A nostalgic long run? That sounds silly. My long run for today was hanging in the balance. Even when I left the house, feeling much better, I knew that I’d need to take it one mile at a time. There was every chance I might have to turn back and cut it short if […]
There is something really frustrating about being ‘almost sick’. I have had this lingering cold and it’s enough to make me feel crappy. I don’t feel too sick to run, or bad enough to stay in bed and abandon everything. At least the day started this way. The morning started off with a great, comfortably […]