This past year has been a really memorable one in terms of running. I set my sights on the Berlin Half Marathon in April — my first race since breaking my kneecap in the fall of 2010. I trained for the distance during a very cold and icy winter, and did very little speed work. …
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love to plan. Running, language learning, my own research — you name it, and I’ve probably made a lovely, color-coded Excel spreadsheet to guide me to my goal. So it shouldn’t surprise you too much to find out that I also have a plan to build up my …
So last you heard, I had come down with a cold no less than two days before the race that I’d been training for for 8 weeks. The timing couldn’t have been worse. After suffering all weekend from sinus pain, sore throat, and congestion — sounds like I walked straight out of a Nyquil commercial, …
The last week of training before Sunday’s race… Monday, yoga: A 40-minute yoga practice was just what I needed to stretch out. Tuesday, cross-training: Did 8.6 miles in about 30 minutes on the bike at the gym. The days are getting shorter and now it’s pretty much too dark to do anything outside before or after work …