Are you really getting soft if you are still running hard?

This week’s weather was not friendly to Boston runners.  Temperatures didn’t crack the 20s the last few days, and with the windchill, they didn’t crack zero.  It has not been fun to walk to the car, much less go for a 5 mile (or <gasp> longer) run. Still, I struggled last night as I decided […]

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Harder Better Faster Stronger

It’s been at least 4 months since I have run more than more than 12 miles.  Fighting with a strained hamstring this fall, I decided to ease back on running and focus on getting that hammie feeling better.  As a result, as I began my training for the 2013 Boston Marathon, I have been determined […]

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I’m back, Boston!

The greatest race with the greatest people for the greatest cause.  That’s why I am running the 117th Boston Marathon this year. After a brief hiatus, I’m back.  Last year I thought I’d change things up a bit and for the first time since I ran my first Boston Marathon in 2004 (and was not […]

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Lessons from another year

As I celebrated my birthday this weekend, I reflected on some of the lessons I learned that made this past year a pretty good one.  Some lessons came from running and can be applied to life.  Others were life lessons that can apply to running. Don’t decide what you can and can’t do before you […]

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Chocolate cake for breakfast and other post-marathon splurges

It’s been a full week since I laced up my running shoes and went out for a run.  I thought this week would take place 3 weeks ago, but after marathon #1 did not go as planned, I decided to dig in for a for more weeks to give marathon #2 a shot. Needless to […]

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