Run Revolution

On Sunday, I ran 14 miles, a significant distance, especially since less than two months ago, I hadn’t run more than 6 miles since October. Based on Sunday’s outcome, I am doing too much, too soon. It was painful, everything hurt, but the worst part was my hamstring began to ache, which kept me from [...]

While on vacation in Palm Springs, CA last month,  the temperatures were: HIGH: 111 degrees LOW: 80 degrees How did I get my run in? 1) Wake up at 5AM to run outside? OR 2) Run on the treadmill in an air conditioned room? Hmmmm…This was vacation. There was no way I was waking up [...]

I have written about how to prep for the long run (read this). I have written about how to recover from a long run (read this). I have written about my training (read this). Now, I’ve combined them all in a short film. Watch me “run” you through the long run day, from start to [...]

After prepping all week for my 20 mile run Sunday, I woke up to beautiful weather: 50 degrees and blue, blue sky. I had a really good feeling about this 20 miler. I wore my new, snazzy, white running dress, and I could just tell it was going to be a good run. It had [...]

On Sunday, I run my second of two 20 mile runs I will run before the marathon on April 16. This isn’t just any long run, this is the last long run before I run the Boston Marathon on April 16! I have been preparing for this particular long run for a long time. It’s [...]