I'm wondering what happened to the lovely fall-like temps we had here in New England just a week ago. Oppressive humidity has returned and it is sucking the life out of my "speedwork." I'm in the final days of trying to get ready for the family's … [Continue reading]
As some of you may remember, this summer I signed on to be part of Team Sony Walkman. Of course, the biggest perk of being on this team is the opportunity to try out Sony's new wireless Walkman. I received my first Walkman headset back in July and … [Continue reading]
Earlier this week I had talked about making choices, and that first on my list for the week was to hit the target pace for each workout. A worthwhile goal right? So I went to the track on Tuesday to face the intervals I dread the most...1600's. As … [Continue reading]
"Choice, not chance, determines your destiny." -- Aristotle Week 4 was the first solid week of training for me and it was capped off with a fantastic 10 miler yesterday morning. I finished each workout feeling strong...instead of the "What the heck … [Continue reading]
This morning marks Day 2 of watching the big yellow bus whisk my "baby" off to Kindergarten. Why is it that they never look smaller or more vulnerable then when they're climbing up those bus stairs? With both boys now on the same school schedule (cue … [Continue reading]
Some days your body is trying to tell you something...the question is...are you listening? Do you ever have those mornings where body parts are in revolt before you ever roll out of bed and touch one foot to floor? But you shake it off and … [Continue reading]
While I don't want to call week 2 a failure it was definitely nothing special and makes me happy there are still 12 weeks to go!There were good points -- hill repeats on the mill and a great strength and core workout; but there was much that was just … [Continue reading]
"Really?! Another half marathon?" - that's been the response from a couple of my non-running friends to the news that I'm running Philly in November.The truth is I had barely crossed the finish line of the Providence Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon … [Continue reading]
So week 1 of Philly training is complete - it was a little all over the place as I making tweaks. After checking out the boys' school schedule, adding more hill and speed work, and taking into account a couple of 10ks I hope to run, I think I've got … [Continue reading]
It's funny sometimes where and how you can connect with another runner -- yesterday I was having my refrigerator fixed again (that's a whole other story!) and after the repairman had explained to me what the problem was, he then paused and said … [Continue reading]
