Don't be dumb in the first half, don't be a wimp in the second
3 weeks to go until I tackle 50 miles in New York State. It is a little scary to think about running that far, but I've done it before. What is a tad bit scarier: its about 3 months out from running my first 100 miler. Now that is scary. While I have been treating Bear... Continue Reading →
Here we are, at week 12, with absolutely no sign that week 11 happened. But it did! and I wrote Hale 6 Hour Race Report instead of a normal training recap. Sure, I could do both, but I am already running 70+ miles a week, so that seemed like a bit too much work. Sadly, I am... Continue Reading →
In no way at all does it feel like I have been training for 10 weeks in 2016. This year is absolutely flying by and with races starting to get close, things are starting to get exciting! While I have been writing this blog as a build up to Bear Mountain, my true goal for... Continue Reading →
Well, as I'm sure you read in Matt's post, I've been on the struggle bus the past two weeks of training. I threw out my back, got a respiratory illness of doom, and had various other issues personally. Needless to say, my running has definitely suffered, but I'm determined to get back on the horse and... Continue Reading →
Well, I threw out my back this past week, so a lot of my runs were ruined. My week started out with a nice easy run on the esplanade where I called my family during their dinner and chatted with them during my run - it was lovely! Wednesday I had to do 7 miles, but... Continue Reading →
I gotta say, I'm getting the hang of this whole "training" thing. You know, where I actually can train and don't end up in a boot or on a surgical table! My legs still feel heavy and tired a lot of the time, but I feel confident in my abilities. I'm pretty sure I'm more prepared... Continue Reading →
Who knew that they held ultra marathons in Millburn, NJ? As I wrapped up week six of my training plan, I happened to stumble across a couple hundred runners competing in races essentially in my parent's backyard! It was great to see such a strong, local group of athletes out there and definitely made Saturday's... Continue Reading →
Well, this week was my first overall negative week. I'm definitely glad it didn't happen until now, but I'm determined to get back into it and prevent more injury. After a few runs on the treadmill in the cold weather, I started having some more serious pain in my right shin. I'm wondering if maybe the... Continue Reading →
After 2 months of waiting, yesterday I got the news I would not be running Western States in 2016. All that means is that I get to qualify again and run a 100 mile race that all my friends can be at! Instead of running Western as my first 100, I will be running the... Continue Reading →
I signed up for this race the day of the TARC Spring Classic (April 2015) before I had even finished my first marathon. Hell, I was still in a boot from my shin splint/tendonitis injury I was diagnosed with mid-April. For the past three months I've been nursing my IT Band and continuing my physical therapy... Continue Reading →
One and a Half Runners 