Endurance running is so deeply emotional. Just ask any marathoner. There’s always a story. A different story. Not one is the same. We are a subgroup, a tight knit club… [Continue Reading]
Category: Motivation
The height of your success is the most dangerous place to be. That’s when your ego gets too big and you can’t see the edge of the cliff you’re about… [Continue Reading]
The dreaded hills. Ugh! They place so much demand on the body, screw up our pace and rhythm, slow us down and exhaust us. Don’t fret. We will overcome! With… [Continue Reading]
Resolutions, weight loss diets, breaking bad habits, ending toxic relationships. From time to time you try to jump start something new to better your life. You tell yourself that this… [Continue Reading]
Planning to run a race two weeks after a major marathon is probably not a sane choice for most but I don’t operate within those parameters. As the New York… [Continue Reading]
The sound of the cannon blasting sent vibrations through the ground and all the way into my heart. Boom! And off we went. The NYC Marathon was happening and it… [Continue Reading]
Warning signs were blaring, screaming five alarm fire, but being a typical runner I was pretty used to blocking pain and wasn’t paying attention. Training for my next marathon had… [Continue Reading]
One day I was running happily along the bend in Central Park with not a care in the world. Trying to get faster and picking up pace, I was feeling… [Continue Reading]
First, let’s define the dreaded “wall”. Runners know it all too well. It’s the feeling of utter impossibility to go on. It doesn’t actually mean you can’t go on but… [Continue Reading]
Running a race is a lot like taking a final exam. Some people are just not good test takers no matter how hard they study. Same with racing. You may… [Continue Reading]