I do not run on trails very often. Primary reason? I’m not good at it. I roll my ankles left and right (literally), I trip, I sprawl in the leaves and dirt. Some of the worst running injuries I’ve ever had have come as the result of trail running. So how’d I end up running [...]
Continue reading about Pacing Curt at the Stone Cat 50 Mile: My Intro to Ultramarathons
So the marathon was the Sunday before last, Oct. 18. Monday launched me into another extremely busy week at work, and it wasn’t until Friday night that I finally sat down to write a bit of a race report. Now it’s after nine p.m. on Monday night and I’m finally getting back to it. Basically, [...]
Continue reading about Belated Baystate Marathon summary, training notes
My (otherwise excellent) Advanced Marathoning training book gives this advice for taper week: “If at all possible, during the last week before the marathon, reduce not just your training but also the amount of stress in your life.” It goes on to recommend, “Avoid having major deadlines at work or other energy-draining undertakings.” Ha. In [...]
Continue reading about On marathon training taper madness, symptoms of the craziest week
It’s been about 8 months since I had to drop out of the Hyannis Marathon at mile 23 with an IT band so messed up I could barely limp. And it’s been about a year since I finished my first marathon, the Maine Marathon in Portland, at 3:19:25, euphoric despite being a bit shy of [...]
For me, having grown up here in New England, apple picking is a ritual as iconic as country fairs, sugar on snow, cutting your own Christmas tree, and fishing opening day of trout season. Not I do any one of these things annually, exactly - though most, most years. But they mean enough to me, [...]
Continue reading about Sweet fall scenes and a super endurance food
207 miles, 6 people, 29 hours (give or take): Reach the Beach here we come Did my last run, a short six miler at lunchtime, before Friday’s Reach the Beach race. Now, with the kids in bed, I’m printing out course maps, laying out gear – five pairs shorts, running shirts, two pairs sneakers, headlamp, [...]
Continue reading about 207 miles, 6 people, 29 hours (give or take): #ReachtheBeach here we come
Past couple of night’s Reach the Beach and Baystate Marathon training runs have been sweet, cool and fast. Gets me thinking… Here’s my list of fall running favorites. Feel free to add yours! 1. The temperature’s perfect (most days) 2. There are a ton of great races, from 5Ks to marathons and ultras 3. You’re [...]
Continue reading about My Favorite 10 Things About Fall Running In New England
I registered for the Bay State Marathon tonight. The race is Lowell, Mass., on Oct. 18. I’ve been planning to run it for a couple of months now but I waited to sign up – maybe I was just procrastinating, maybe I was anxious to make sure I was really going to be able to [...]
Continue reading about Well Into Training for Marathon Number 3: Baystate
When I met Bill Rodgers at the expo the day before the Hyannis Marathon, he signed a poster for me and asked a few questions about my race plans, including, “which one are you running?” When I told him the marathon he looked at me very seriously, unsmiling, and said something along the lines of, [...]
Continue reading about Hyannis ends for me three miles before the finish
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