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St. Michael’s Half Marathon Recap OR When a “B” race becomes an “A” race
In the next couple of days I’ll probably have a conversation with my triathlon coach about St. Michael’s Half Marathon, which I ran on Saturday. I’m expecting it to go something like this: Me (all excited): I ran a 3 minute PR for the half marathon! Coach: I heard that. Congrats. What happened to that [...]
AOL 4th Annual 5K Race Recap: Relearning How to Focus
5K used to be my favorite distance. Back when I was a lazy runner, it was easy to train for, over with quickly, and relatively painless because I slowed down as soon as it started to hurt. These days I look at a 5K like ripping off a bandaid; it’ll hurt, but it’ll hurt less [...]
My Boston Marathon: Plan the Run, Run the Plan
A few years ago a seasoned marathoner and training partner of mine said these words to me: “Plan the run, run the plan.” We were discussing marathons and how so many people (including me) go out too hard and blow up. Phil’s philosophy was simple: if you have a reachable plan, and you follow that [...]
Why Boston Marathon Spectators Rock
If you would like to help the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing, please donate to The One Fund, set up by Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Tom Menino. One of the things I planned to talk about in my Boston Marathon recap was the spectators. How they carried me 26.2 miles with their [...]
We Love Boston
I’m still trying to make sense of this tragedy at The 2013 Boston Marathon, where the only pain we usually talk about is what our legs feel at Heartbreak Hill. My heart goes out to all those people injured and their families, and the families of those who were killed. Boston is an amazing city [...]
Patriots’ Day
Among the many unique things about Boston Marathon (such as required qualifying times, later start time than most marathons, three start waves) is the fact that it’s held on a Monday. Of course, it’s not just any Monday, it’s Patriots’ Day, an official holiday in Massachusetts (obviously) and Maine (which used to be part of [...]
Seven Years and Ten Days to Boston Marathon
On Patriots Day (April 15th to everyone who’s not a New Englander!) I’ll run my 2nd Boston Marathon. Boston is the first marathon I’ll run twice. I’ve run five marathons (and two 50K Ultras), all of them on different courses. I guess I like different scenery… Preparing for a marathon always reminds me of my [...]
Break All the Rules
Full disclosure: This is a little bit of a tongue-in-cheek article. As a running coach I don’t necessarily advocate these practices. As a runner…well, let’s just say I have executed this plan on more than one occasion. And yes, I did PR in the marathon on just 8 weeks of marathon training and ran a [...]
How to Write for Publication
I recently had an article published in Trail Runner Magazine’s online publication, Inside Dirt. Upon announcing this exciting news, I was asked how I went about getting published. I thought I’d share the process here for anyone who’s looking to write for publication. But first, a little background to set the scene: I’ve dreamed of [...]
Chocolate Cherry Chia Protein Nutella Nibbles
Ever find yourself without a recipe ingredient? I do, all the time. But I don’t like to drive to the store just to pick up one (okay, sometimes it’s two or three) things, so I substitute. No sour cream for last night’s crock pot cowboy chicken? No worries, greek yogurt will do. Soy sauce or [...]
