Happy Anniversary!

Distance running and I celebrated our 10th anniversary when I ran the BAA Half Marathon this morning.  In the summer of 2001, a coworker told me about this new half marathon in Boston that would take place Columbus Day weekend.  I had been running a bit and decided training for this would be a good […]

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My belated Reach the Beach post

It’s shocking, I know, but sleeping 3 hours in a van last Friday REALLY hit me hard this week.  I have not been so tired, maybe ever.  Really.  I just could not get going at all.  I tried every night to get to bed as early as I possibly could (which was never that early […]

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A+ Training week

I’m not one to brag, but this week was probably the best training week I have had, maybe ever.  Really.  I think the holiday last Monday put things off to a good start.  It all began with a track workout where I managed to hit all my splits, despite dancing around an unusually large number […]

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Hello old friend, it’s been a while…

Today, I decided to run my long run on the hills of Newton along Comm Ave and Washington Street in Newton/Wellesley. I’m pretty sure I have not run these hills since the marathon. However, with the BAA Half Marathon and its rolling hills just 5 weeks away, it was time to stop running flatter courses. […]

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Just breathe

If I can think of one good thing to say about winter, it’s that it is better to get sick in the winter than the summer. OK, Christmas is pretty good too. This week, I was hit with the dreadful “summer cold”. It started with a tickle in my throat Monday night and by Wednesday […]

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