I just got back from a 5K tempo run. And man, did I need it. This weekend was hopefully an anomaly in my marathon training. The ultimate plan was to run an additional 12 after the NYRR Bronx 10 Miler. No go. I’m not sure what happened. It was either more humid than I anticipated…
This week was a tough one for motivation. Not sure what’s up. I even wrote about my self-motivation earlier in the week, but regardless, it was tough to get out the door and keep my head in the game. Maybe I need to make a new music mix for my iPod? I vaguely remember a…
Motivation is a tricky thing. There are days when I can’t wait to get out of bed and (literally) hit the ground running. I put on my running gear and as soon as I get out the door I start running. There are other days that motivation is a hard thing to come by (these…
What are intervals so hard? Maybe it’s that I never do speed work. Or I’m lazy. I know I’m not out of shape, in fact, I think I’m in pretty good shape at this point. Yet, when I push my heart rate up past 160 it’s all I can do to maintain and just get…
I’ve decided to keep a training log as part of the blog.These posts will be pretty short and really just a historical record so I can go back and look to see how I was feeling during a particular part of my training. I tend to have a very short memory and beat myself up…
I’m no stranger to putting in miles for a cause. When I, I rode my bike from Fairbanks to Anchorage, Alaska participating in the Pallotta Teamworks Alaska AIDS Vaccine Ride. For this honor, I had to raise money, pay my way back and forth and ride 600 miles in six days. 2006 my mother was diagnosed with breast…