Category Archives: NYC Marathon

All That Thankful Stuff

So here I am on Thanksgiving with my dog stretched out on the sofa with me. My best buddy will be here later and we will chow down on our Thanksgiving feast. I am so thankful for that but this … Continue reading

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Yup, I’m Still Here

Oh boy it has been a really long long time since I posted something. Thankfully, I have mostly good and upbeat running updates to give you all. I’ve been running! Not as consistently as I would like but I have … Continue reading

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I’m Still Running!

Ugh, I have been so neglectful with this blog lately. Work has been very busy and I’ve been running in between. Since I’m so horrible at race recaps this might actually work better. I can give you a brief synopsis … Continue reading

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Feeling Soleful

So there is good news on my foot — I do not have a stress fracture but instead have two very swollen metatarsals. The second and third to be exact. The injury is mechanical and has nothing to do with overuse. … Continue reading

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Marathon Deferred

It has come down to this. I have to defer the NYC Marathon. The gist of it comes down to a couple of things. 1) The tendonitis in my foot may not be tendonitis but a possible stress fracture. 2) … Continue reading

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A Hitch in My Giddy Up

Last week’s training went very well until I headed out for my long run on Sunday. You see I’ve got the tendonitis thing on the top of my left foot. It started bothering at mile 17 of the 2010 NYC … Continue reading

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Back on Track

Sometimes hitting the reset button is just what we need. After a week of not being able to get out form most of my training runs and decided to flip my upcoming recovery week and the week I sort of … Continue reading

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Life Happens

So all was going so well with my training and then that darn thing called life got in the way and threw a wrench into most of my training plans for last week. After coming off a really great training … Continue reading

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With Feeling

Now that the first recovery week is over, I’m finally getting into the meat of the training program, which I have to say, is my favorite part. It’s that part of the plan where I finally get to start adding … Continue reading

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The First Recovery Week

When people ask me how many marathons I have run, I always have to think about it. You see there was the Hurricane Sandy year when I completed all of my training but never ran it. So in my mind … Continue reading

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