I’m tapering this week which offers a TON of time to sit and ponder the race (the good, the bad and the ugly). I find it helpful to concentrate on non-anxiety-provoking things, like what I’m going to put in and on my body to help me prepare for the big dance next Sunday. I want…
Are you running the ING New York City Marathon? As a five time vet and New York City local for 17 years, I wanted to share some tips and tricks I’ve learned on what to do and how to get around. It’s a long post but worth the read. If you have any tips of…
I want to spotlight an inspirational runner. Diane MacPhee, a woman I am proud to call my friend saw first hand the devastation of Hurricane Sandy almost a year ago. While her home on the Jersey Shore was (miraculously) barely touched, she saw friends and neighbors lose everything. As a 13.1 veteran, Diane decided to…
In 2011 I decided to up my marathon game and run three marathons – one spring and two fall races. I’m a solid middle of the pack runner and will never win the big dance, but I love to run and when I work at it, I can achieve my time goals. That May I…
Yesterday was the fifth of the New York Road Runner’s Five Borough Challenge – the Staten Island Half. This year the race held special meaning as it was the first time the NYRR hosted a race in the borough since the marathon was canceled last year. And, to the club’s credit, they went in full…
Runner’s World does a feature every week online titled “How Running Changed Me.” I sent them the video I did of my journey becoming an endurance athlete asking if they ever did video versions of the article. I got a reply about three weeks later asking me to answer a bunch of questions. And this…
