It’s been a stressful and scary past 14 months. A global pandemic forced normal life to a sudden halt. So, I had a rush of emotions as I stood on the Brookings Marathon starting line Saturday. A year and a few months ago, I wouldn’t have felt anything other than self-induced pressure to run fast. […]
2020 Boston Marathon — virtual, and very weird
The Boston Marathon is my No. 1 A race every single year I’m fortunate enough to qualify, get accepted, and run from Hopkinton to Boylston St. I knew the 2020 Boston Marathon would be my best race yet (I think that every year though). Instead, my 2020 Boston Marathon ended up taking place in Las […]
My Marathon Monday — right on Las Vegas, left on Fremont
Instead of turning right on Hereford and left on Boylston, I finished my solo Marathon Monday at the corner of Las Vegas Blvd. and Fremont Street. I’m not in Boston right now. And that’s OK. Back when the 2020 Boston Marathon was delayed (the announcement came two weeks into March, but many runners knew that […]
Mesa Marathon — Feels like the first (BQ) time
The 2020 Mesa Marathon medal next to the five-year series finisher medal. Something happens to brain function late in a marathon or a long workout. Names and stories get harder to remember. Facts get fuzzy. And math becomes impossible. I’ve always called the phenomenon “runner brain.” The point where so much effort is going into […]
Feeding the mileage monster and finding balance in high mileage running
My “No Days Off” poster from Tracksmith helps me view my training in individual days but also as a whole year block. I had run 10 miles that Monday morning — not bad for me as I worked to come back from the injuries that derailed my training all through 2019. Still, a voice in […]
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