Monthly Archives: January 2010

It’s almost game time, but not quite!

I never thought I’d use that word as the title of a post, but as you will see it is appropriate. First, I wanted to say thank you for all of the encouragement certainly over the last few months, but … Continue reading →

Oxymoron? Probably, but I’ll refer to this morning’s run as such – “light” meaning fewer repeats. My simple goal was to make sure the fast twitch muscles could react, if needed, on Sunday. The ideal scenario is to start slow … Continue reading →

Days Run: Tuesday (Easy)

I have been on pins and needles since I realized my household turned into New York Presbyterian Hospital yesterday afternoon.  After nursing, feeding and laundering from 3pm to midnight, I cautiously went to bed.  I awoke thinking it was maybe … Continue reading →

I will say upfront that I am not very good when it comes to taper week.  I largely attribute this fact to ignorance.  Last racing season, I didn’t really understand why rest was so important before a race and how … Continue reading →

Earlier this week (Monday to be exact) marked my 150th post on amarathoner.com.  It’s kind of cool.  Hopefully, the posts have been interesting and/or informative in some way.  I have definitely enjoyed interacting with you and sharing my ongoing journey. … Continue reading →

I’m serious.  If I harbored ANY notion that I had some talent at running, I would have walked away from tonight’s group run with Central Park Track Club absolutely crushed, demoralized, destroyed!   Instead, I accepted that I am where I … Continue reading →

I need to blog sooner after running. Either that or I need a hands-free gadget to record my thoughts while running. I had a number of (interesting?) thoughts floating through my head this morning, but after half a day at … Continue reading →

With less than 2 weeks to go until my first race of the year, I am transitioning into “don’t do anything stupid” mode. Not that I otherwise try to do stupid things. However, I am resisting any feelings of adding … Continue reading →