Right…so that’s what training feels like again…

I finally did it. It took me about 3 ½ months after training for Boston to feel ready to be on a real training schedule again. But last week I took the plunge and started back at it. The BAA Half Marathon on October 9 is my next long race and I’d rather be ready […]

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A good head on my shoulders

The suspense is a killer. You’re dying to know…How did she do at Falmouth this weekend? Well, not great, but not bad. I finished in 55:55, according to my watch and I’m pretty sure the race clock was not more than 16 seconds off. So I can say pretty confidently, at least unofficially, I did […]

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Perhaps it’s time for a new watch

Saturday morning, like most other Saturday mornings that I run, I woke up, made some coffee and oatmeal and turned new to catch the weather. I got dressed and as I was putting the last few items into my bag, a dry t shirt and towel that came in very handy, I grabbed my Garmin […]

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Room to grow

I’ve had a rough time running lately. I’d like to blame it on the heat. And in part, I will. I feel like I’ve been enjoying running this summer, but as part of that, not really training particularly hard. As a result, I’ve kind of hit a plateau. I half joked before the Thursday night […]

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Running again with an old friend and Happy Birthday DAD!!

Despite some warm weather and a busy schedule, I was able to log 30 quality miles this week. Following my 5 miler along the Jersey shore last Sunday, I was tricked into a treadmill run on Wednesday. While I much rather would have been outside, the sheets of rain falling in Kenmore Square and a […]

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