I’m back home, and am still trying to catch up with the rest of my life. But, in case you haven’t heard, mein Schatz ran an amazingly fast marathon last week in Berlin. Three hours, ten minutes! Which was what he was training for, and which qualifies him for the Boston Marathon. A round of …
Category: Running
Five And Counting
Five years ago yesterday, I moved to New York City from the Northwest for grad school with no intention of staying. But here I am. Who knew? Inspired by Suzanne, who also just passed her own five-year milestone, I thought I’d commemorate the anniversary with a special post. Where did all the time go? I …
Race Report: NYC Half Marathon
As we were standing in the race corrals early Sunday morning, I remarked to my friends, “You know, I have a good feeling about this race.” And why not? I’d accomplished all my training goals (which I’ve painstakingly laid out for you in this blog, whether you liked it or not) over the past ten …
Week Ten
I’m a little too worn out after today’s hot and humid 11-mile run to write very coherently about it. Suffice it to say, we all finished, but that’s about it. I was soaked straight through with sweat. It’s quite rare that my entire shirt is drenched, but today was one of those days of 80% …