Deja Vu – the ING 2010 New York City Marathon – Race Recap
No, no, no, no, no, no, NOOOooooo!!! -Somewhere near mile 22 I ran my very first marathon (the Manchester City Marathon) a little over a year ago. I went into it not really knowing just what I was...
View ArticleHeartbreak Hill Half Marathon 2011
I really hadn’t planned on being here, yet here I was, at the starting line, wondering what the heck I was doing. Having just come off my first heavy mileage week since late March, I wasn’t sure how...
View ArticleThe Vermont 50 or How I Rediscovered My Love of Ramen Noodles
I am not sure where to begin. The beginning? The middle? The end? Honestly, there is still a lot of processing going on. *** October 3rd, 2010 – yapping with a group of dailymilers before the...
View ArticleSuper Sunday 5
My very first road race was the SuperSunday 5K/10K – all the way back in 2009. I had no idea what I was doing and it showed. I entered the 10K and finished in a respectable 46:58. The following year...
View ArticleProgress – the Quincy Half Marathon
I remember way back in high school when I would get up in the mornings before a big test – I’d be a little nervous, wondering if I had studied what I had needed to, wondering if I’d remember anything…...
View ArticleLiver Lover 5K – Race Report
Whenever I go to small, local races (all of 3 or 4 in total) I inevitably start looking around for who may be the winner. I size the other runners up – she looks fast! he’s definitely a speedster! –...
View Article2 Roads…Boston Marathon 2012 (Part I)
4:30AM – I imagine that many are already up, awake after a sleepless night. They are stumbling about their homes or hotel rooms, checking, double checking, triple checking their gear for the day. I...
View ArticleDear B.A.A…
Um, we’ll get back to the title of this post in a while. Yes, this is in fact my race report for the 2012 Sugarloaf Marathon. After not getting into the 2012 Boston Marathon by a mere 33 seconds (a...
View ArticleBoston 13.1 – 2012
Holy cow! Where to start? I’m not even sure where the beginning really is on this one. Is it months ago when I met with the folks from Team Up With Autism Speaks? Is the when I began leading a...
View ArticleThe Leprechaun 5K to Benefit the Nashoba Learning Group
I had no expectations of myself coming into this race – none. Sunday’s run would be my third of the year. No, not my third race; my third run. For a few months I’ve been nursing an aggravated hip...
View Article2 Roads…Boston Marathon 2012 (Part I)
4:30AM – I imagine that many are already up, awake after a sleepless night. They are stumbling about their homes or hotel rooms, checking, double checking, triple checking their gear for the day. I...
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