In the spring of 2018, I came to the conclusion that marathons were occupying too much of my time and taking the fun out of running so I declared that, after 8 marathons, I would never run one again and stick to running only for fun. As a result, I only ran twice each week […]
I realize that it has been a long time since my last post but, honestly, not much has actually happened since then. I was supposed to be training for the 2018 Boston Marathon but I really do not like winter training so I never actually did. I just decided to deal with the consequences on […]
After running the Boston Marathon last spring, I decided to make an attempt to return in 2018. I realized that this would require me to put aside my summer plans, find a qualifying race and train hard for 18 weeks. It was a risky plan. I had never signed up for a marathon with the […]
Water stops in races can be really chaotic. People crossing in front of each other. People stopping suddenly. People darting out into the running lane. There are also discarded paper cups EVERYWHERE and the ground is sticky from electrolyte drinks. In the midst of all that, you also need to get a drink without spilling […]
After qualifying for the Boston Marathon in 2015, I started asking people who had previously run it if they had any advice. Their responses often contained helpful things like “do some hill workouts” and “control the pace early on” but ALL of them contained this tidbit – “enjoy the experience”. To be honest, I was […]
