Two years ago today I scrounged together the best outfit I could with the limited running clothes I had, I opened an app called Get Running and went out for my first run. Today I’ve run 2 marathons, 6 half marathons and a various other races and I have an entire separate dresser full of … Continue reading
I love this quote by Kathrine Switzer (the first woman to run the Boston Marathon) and I have been meaning to post it for awhile. There is something so pure about running a marathon. People from all over the world, from all walks of life, all ages, all shapes and all sizes come together to … Continue reading
Well, it’s been over a month since the Walt Disney Goofy Challenge and recently I’ve been thinking a lot about races for 2013 – how many? what distances? which ones? Around the new year I started to see a lot of posts and tweets about people doing “13 in 13” (13 races in 2013) and … Continue reading
Last night I joined my first Twitter chat. Honestly, not sure what took me so long to check one out, but when I saw Bart Yasso was going to be answering questions on #AskGreatist and I was home doing nothing (ok, I should have been studying, but we’ll call it a study break!) I decided … Continue reading
About Running… 1. I (still) don’t LOVE running, but I DO love working towards a goal and running races! 2. I don’t know the difference between a runner and a jogger, but I’m a runner. (Is it me, or does “jogger” sound offensive somehow??) 3. I learned there is A LOT to learn about running! … Continue reading
Having recently completed the runDisney Goofy Race and a Half Challenge I figured it would be a good time to share my long run/ race recovery. With running half and full marathons on back to back days my biggest concern was a quick recovery after the half to be ready for the full. I went … Continue reading
So, with over a third of my weekend running done, I made sure to really focus on my recovery after the half marathon to be ready for the next day. My legs felt great and I was totally ready for the full marathon…I wasn’t quite ready for what happened that night at dinner though… Long story short, … Continue reading
I really can’t believe Marathon Weekend is over and I’m back in (cold, rainy) New York! In case you missed them I posted quick updates on the WDW Marathon Weekend Expo and the Family Fun Run 5k while I was still in Florida that you can check out, but today it’s time to tell you … Continue reading
One month from today (depending on what time you’re reading this ) I’ll either be running the Walt Disney World Half Marathon or I’ll be 16.2 miles through my 42.4 mile weekend! I can’t believe that it’s less than a month away – and I’m even more excited after my great training runs this weekend! … Continue reading
Stretching has always been a part of any sport or activity I did. I grew up a gymnast and diver and no practice started without 15-20 minutes of stretching and after a back injury in high school I could barely walk in the morning until I spent time on the floor each morning stretching to … Continue reading
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