Good news, I finished! There were times during the run that I doubted that would happen, even less then .5 mile to go — I did want to stop running. I think I could have used another two months of training to feel better about my run. However, I don’t think I’d have used…
I’m days away (I could even start counting the hours), from the start of the marathon. I have the “I haven’t run enough” taper week anxiety. Today was my last easy run until the big day. I did speak with a good running friend last night and he gave me some good advice, “Don’t…
I have good news to report, instead of throwing in the towel after several weeks of bad runs and giving up to my couch…I headed out for another run. The first run out wasn’t pretty and didn’t lift my confidence any. Then, the next day, I had one of those beautiful runs that makes…
I’ve participated in many events over the years; triathlons, cycling tours, running relays, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, and various other athletic adventures. I’ve always been sporty and worked out mostly for fitness and have never really “trained” with a training plan for any event. The last time I officially trained for something was in…
To be honest, I don’t know what a shoe fly is, but I have recently figured out what deer flies are, and they are driving me crazy on my morning run! I’ve tried everything — slathering myself with bug spray, wearing long sleeves, running waving my arms around like I’m a crazy person. Nothing…
It’s been 21 days and two hours since I decided to run the NYC marathon, I’m not sure what I got myself into and if I’ll be able to finish…but I was given an offer that I couldn’t refuse. However, I am already two weeks behind in training! Sigh. I don’t know why I…