Sometime in mid-December, when everyone started talking about the end of the year, and New Year’s resolutions, and all that stuff, I got a bit caught up in thinking about how 2012 had gone for me. A lot happened. Some of it was good, and some of it was bad. When I look back at …
Tag Archive: Marathon
Fruits of my Labor: Half-Marathon Training Bonanza
This weekend has been pretty busy. It snowed most of the day yesterday, and it’s been freezing. Definitely a departure from the mild winter we’d previously been having. Because of the temperatures, I ended up spending a lot of time inside working on putting together training plans for Team Challenge Brooklyn since I recently found out …
Sometimes You Feel Like a Loser
In late October, I applied to the San Francisco Marathon ambassador program. At the time I applied, I was excited about the possibility of getting accepted–I mean, how cool would it be to spread the word about a great race, encourage the people who were registering for it, and work as an advocate for running …
Sunday Run-down: September 26- October 2
Okay, seriously, how is it possible that it’s October already? Where did September go?! I guess it doesn’t really matter–it’s gone, and it’s not coming back. This past week I spent a lot of time thinking about the Marine Corps Marathon (I know, still!). Everyone’s comments on my post about it seemed to make so …
Did You Ever Have to Make Up Your Mind?
This past Sunday I got all my long run gear together and headed out to Central Park in an attempt to conquer 18 miles. I got through one, and then I gave up. I was already drenched, nothing felt right, and mentally I think I’d given up before I even got to the top of …
