Choosing The Right Race
So many races, so little time, right? Nearly every weekend, there is another road race in a nearby city or neighborhood. So how do you choose which ones to register for? Here are a few ways that help me to narrow down where I want to toe the start line for varying distances. The 5k [...]
The Kentucky Derby Marathon 2013 Race Recap
My 8th marathon is done, and I couldn’t be happier with the result! I trained smart and ran a very consistent race. This was the second time I ran the Kentucky Derby Marathon, and I really enjoyed it so much more than the first! The weather was predicted to be cold and very rainy, however, [...]
Taking It To The Streets
Happy Friday Everyone! And better yet, Happy February 1st!!! It has been quite the busy week for me, so I am going to keep it short and sweet today. I have a pretty low key weekend planned – I have a half marathon tomorrow, the Best Damn Race, here in town and it is the [...]
Achilles Runners
With the New York marathon only days away, the thousands of participants are all doing one thing – waiting for the race in anticipation, even more so this year than usual with Sandy wreaking havoc on the city. There will be all kinds of people who toe the start line – young, old, experienced marathoners, [...]
7 Reasons I PR’d in Chicago
So I still haven’t come down from racing on Sunday. Chicago thoughts are still racing through my head. After posting the recap, I got to thinking about how I prepared for the race, and all of the things that actually went the way I wanted them to. Here is what I am attributing to PR’ing [...]
