Tag Archives: NYRR

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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A Checklist of Stuff

This past weekend proved to be a good time to get some to do items and other things checked off. First I finally registered for the NYC Marathon. Here we go again! I got my nutrition plan underway by cleaning … Continue reading

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Brooklyn Half Marathon

I ran the Brooklyn Half and lived. The race actually went better than that. It wasn’t great, it was 11 minutes off my half marathon PR but it was a course PR and it was the first race since my … Continue reading

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Someone Who Believes In You

Yes, the title of this blog post is a title of an Air Supply song. Two things I just did there: 1) I revealed my age group and 2) I solidified my dorkiness. As all long distance runners know, when … Continue reading

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Healing Process

I have often said that running helps me maintain the status quo on the normal days, helps me celebrate the really good days, and helps me heal on the really bad days. Runners are also pretty darn good at creating … Continue reading

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Do I Belong Here?

It has been an amazing summer and fall and as I sit here trying not to get too excited about the NYC Marathon on Sunday I can’t help but look back on how much has changed since the Brooklyn Half. … Continue reading

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So That Happened

This weekend was just supposed to be about my 20 mile long run. Get through that 20 miler and then my taper can begin. The one problem was that I also had to run the Staten Island Half Marathon in … Continue reading

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Shattered

For those of you who have been following my blog for a while you know that I one of my goals for the past year and half has been to get a new PR for the half marathon. There huge … Continue reading

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With a Little Help From My Friends

Running in general is a solitary sport, we know this and often enjoy that aspect of it. But sometimes having that little extra support can carry through some of those challenging miles. Last weekend was my first scary mileage weekend … Continue reading

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