Whooo, Week 2 is over and I haven't yet given up either training or writing a recap of it! Success! Maybe in Week 3, I'll even actually do all of the prescribed workouts! Monday Plan: Rest or cross-train | Actual: 10mi spin Having skipped my long run, which is arguably the most important workout of... Continue Reading →
10 Things I Hate About the Track*
I hate the way you're super flat And how it makes me think I'm fleet I hate the way you make my lungs burn I hate it when my heart wants to burst at every beat I hate your long, dumb straightaways And the way they're always breezy I hate you so much it makes... Continue Reading →
New England Half Marathon Training: Episode 1
In case the last post didn't give it away, I'm not a huge fan of summer. Sweating from every inch of my body while working out is bad enough. Sweating while just thinking about going outside when it's 90º or more is terrible. Going outside to work out when it's 90º or more is the... Continue Reading →
Racing Don’ts (and one Do)
In case you didn't know, New Hampshire has kind of a big drug problem these days. So when Mama Reven sent me an email about a trail race in my hometown that was raising money to help fight the statewide heroin issue, it seemed like a good idea. After all, I like trail running and... Continue Reading →