Fewer US elites to run 2020 Boston Marathon
In this Olympic year, with the US Marathon Trials being held on February 29th, fewer elite US athletes than usual are slated to run the open division of the Boston Marathon. The BAA announced the 2020 Boston Marathon elite team on January 22.
Read MoreOnce again, running a BQ doesn’t actually mean you can get into the Boston Marathon
Registration for the 2020 Boston Marathon opened on September 9 and officially closed on Wednesday, September 18. According to the Boston Athletic Association’s (BAA) website, due to field size limitations, 3,161 applicants were denied entry to the next running of the world’s oldest annual marathon. The cut off time for 2020 was 1:39.
Read MoreFeeling a little Rusty
Well, well, well, it has been a while! As I wiped the layer of dust off my laptop, I thought, could it really be over 2 years since I wrote something for Run Along?!
Read MoreJust the Vacation I Needed
Vacation seems like a good reason to skip out on one’s usual workout routine. Unpredictable eating, sleeping and activity schedules can make fitting in what is usually routine more challenging than usual. After a few weeks in a row of unmotivated trips to the gym and sloggy runs, I thought I was ready to take […]
Read MoreHoly Hills
Several weeks ago, I was fortunate to sit down and meet one-on-one with the BAA’s High Performance Coach, Terrence Mahon. I somehow won a contest offered by John Hancock and the fundraising platform Crowdrise, and my prize was to pick the brain of one of the country’s most accomplished running coaches.
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