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This postcard came in the mail over the weekend. It was the only mail I received, and it was sitting in the box all alone. Normally, the stats on this card would not be times I would be proud of, but I kind of want to frame this postcard. The numbers on this postcard are [...]

It’s been less than two weeks since I ran the Boston Marathon, and I am officially back in training. Here’s how recovery has been: Monday, April 16-Ran the marathon, finished, took a bath, drank champagne, ate, drank some more champagne, passed out Tuesday-SORE quads (lots of downhill in marathon), sore big toenail on right foot, [...]

My marathon bucket list will most likely grow, but I can at least start crossing some races off now: 1. Boston 2. Nike Women’s Half Marathon-I crossed this one half way off because I haven’t run it yet, but… Right before I left for Boston, I registered for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San [...]

After the Finish You did it! You survived, and finished, the oldest and greatest marathon in the world. What do you do once you cross that finish line? Keep walking. And don’t worry, you really don’t have any other option. Everything is blocked off, so the only way for you to meet your family/friends and [...]

Part 2-From Start to Finish-The good stuff 26.2 miles from Hopkinton to downtown Boston. This is the Boston Marathon. It’s the part we train for. It’s the part we hear about, and it doesn’t disappoint. After warming up your legs all morning, it is finally time for you to start. It all happens so fast! [...]

**Race day is broken up into three posts** Getting to the Start From Start to Finish-The course After the finish Part One-Getting to the Start Getting to the start is the worst part of the Boston Marathon, trust me, and it’s really not as bad as I thought it was going to be. The Boston [...]

What better place to carb up than Italy. Well…since the Boston Marathon is in Boston, how about Little Italy. I had no idea the treat I was in for. When I ran the San Diego Rock and Roll Marathon, we carbed up the night before in San Diego’s Little Italy, which I adored. I told [...]

Marathon expos are amazing. They usually are in ginormous convention centers and are filled with booths upon booths of running companies displaying and selling their wares and offering lots and lots of free samples of food, drinks, and goodies. Expos are also the place runners go to pick up their race packets/bibs. My experience with [...]

Sweaty Bands-The perfect little headband. I have a lot of hair. A lot. I do not want any part of it in my face while I am sweating: running, yoga, etc. I have drawers (yes, more than one) filled with headbands, barrettes, bobby pins, clips, rubber bands, etc. to keep my hair out of may [...]

Socks Injinji Socks-I first discovered these socks when I was at REI one day. My life hostage is the one who found them, and thought they might be helpful. I was willing to try anything. I was more than halfway through my training, and although I had no hint of black toenails, and my feet [...]

I finished! I completed my goal of finishing one of the hottest Boston Marathons (nicknamed the Boston Massacre) on record. It was also a record breaking high in Boston: 87 degrees (the previous record was 84 degrees). This race was not about a PR, about racing, or about qualifying for the Boston Marathon 2013. It [...]

Some records are going to be broken on April 16, 2012…and I am not talking about runners’ times. The 116th running of the Boston Marathon is going to be a hot one. Not just hot, hot, but record breaking hot. Hot even for non-runners. But dangerously hot for marathon runners. All goals for Monday are [...]

Three days until the race. I needed to get in one last yoga session before the race. Being the planner that I am, and not wanting to stray one bit from the training that got me to this race in the first place, I researched yoga studios weeks in advance. Luckily, I found one less [...]

Five more days and my feet will be pounding the infamous Boston Marathon pavement you see in the video above. Hopkinton to Boston, 26.2. It’s almost here!   The final road to Boston begins tomorrow at 5:30AM when I board a plane to the other coast. My life hostage and my entire family is accompanying [...]