As per my last post, I am now committed to a formal training schedule. This means that I do not take days off when it is not convenient to run. If there is little opportunity and a run is called for, I’d better start getting creative. Last weekend I spent three days at my parents’ […]
At the risk of aging myself, I will reveal that I’ve been a competitive runner for 23 years. Throughout most of those years I’ve had a coach who has guided my training and prescribed workouts which would lead me to my goals. There are many benefits to having a coach, which I will get to […]
I am aware of the fact that I haven’t posted in a while. The truth is that I have nothing great to write about. I now realize that I’ve overdone it and am in a bit of an over-training slump. How did this happen??? I’ve been able to handle this volume and intensity before. The […]
Here is my latest struggle. The weather is perfect for running, and I mean perfect. Even my kids have not been complaining that it’s either too hot or too cold which must mean we’re in the perfect temperature sweet spot for human beings. Here is the weather forecast for the week: Perfect. So what’s wrong […]
On Wednesday I came down with a nasty stomach bug. Like many things in my life, I realized in hindsight that the signs were there that it was coming – I was just completely inept at interpreting them. It turns out I’m also very terrible at reading hunger cues. Here is how my lead-up to […]
One of the greatest things about running (and to me there are so many great things, so this is big) is how it is the perfect compliment to traveling. Not only does your running experience benefit by having new routes, sites, smells and temperatures, but your travel experience benefits by seeing places and things you […]
I’m not generally the type of person who looks back sentimentally at old things, nor am I a pack rat so I tend to purge things from my past which I consider “clutter” fairly regularly. However, my parents are moving and doing the typical “take your stuff or it’s garbage” routine that goes along with […]
It is not often that I go to races to cheer. Simply because often it is a bit of an effort and coordination to get to a race, and if I’m going to be at the location for the duration of the race, most of the time I just race it. This time was different. […]
There are a few different angles the title to this post could take. The first one (and one which I’ve addressed a few times in my posts) is “how on earth do you get out for your runs and train for races when you have kids??” A big topic with no one simple solution. But […]
If you’ve been following this blog you’ll know that my goal race for the season was originally Around The Bay 30K. I love this race and have had numerous successes there. I was really hoping to run sub-2hrs as I have three times before in my prime fitness. Then along came the plan to travel […]