It starts with a crazy idea. The idea that you should run 26.2 miles consecutively. Then it gets crazier as you commit to 16 weeks of consistent training, running up to 50 or more miles a week. Once you get passed that - and maybe a couple injuries or sore spots, a run or too … Continue reading The marathon: From crazy to crying to smiling again
"Where did your speed go?" I asked my legs as yet again they seemed to ignore my request for more during the final miles of the Potomac River Run. It's a weird question to ask when you primarily run distances races, but the thought was rattling around my brain for the last 6 miles of … Continue reading Turns out I might like hills
The more the merrier. True of potlucks (because you get more food), true of brothers (not once have I been asked to mow the lawn), true of apples (because then you know it's fall) and definitely true of runners (even if it means you get stepped on half a dozen times in the first mile … Continue reading Running together: We finally did it
