What do you do when everything goes wrong early in a race? I faced that question Sunday at the Coeur d’Alene Marathon in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. My plan fell apart immediately, and I was forced to fight multiple mental battles starting in the first few miles. I learned a lot about mental toughness, however, which led […]
Carlsbad marathon: not my day, until it was
My confidence took a nose dive in the few days leading up to the Carlsbad Marathon. I felt like I was pushing too hard to run any distance at goal race pace. My nutrition improved, but I was still far from perfect. So on race morning, I made a decision that reflected my mindset. I […]
Wrapping up 2016 with a PR in the San Diego Holiday Half Marathon
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Or so the radio stations in every store I enter tell me. So why not finish 2016 with one more PR? Sunday brought just that, as I set a new PR at the San Diego Holiday Half Marathon. It wasn’t expected, which is the best kind of personal […]
Taper madness is real, and it’s terrifying
Typically, I don’t taper. I hate the mental craziness that comes along, the taper madness. I have read many blog posts from athletes tapering. Those stories normally curse the weeks directly preceding a big race. Taper madness, triggered by inactivity following weeks of intense training, includes wild food cravings, outbursts of misdirected frustration, and sometimes the […]
Portland Marathon: “keep the earth below my feet”
I knew going into the Portland Marathon this morning that I wasn’t prepared for a good race. I was right. The words I repeated over and over in my head, spawned from the Mumford and Sons concert I attended on Thursday, were “keep the earth below my feet.” I should have realized while I was […]
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