It's happened. I swore it never would or at least thought I was immune to it, but I'm not. I've been comparing my runs and paces to other people's runs. Left and right other people are setting new personal records while I'm struggling to hit old paces. There have been years in my life when I ran without racing. I didn't care how fast or how far I was running. I just wanted to do it because I … [Read more...] about A Season for Base Training
Archives for March 2012
Zesty Orange Juice
While I still stand behind the fact that making juice at home is more economical than buying it at a juice bar, it's nice to have a neighborhood place to pop in and grab a juice on the go. After walking past a "coming soon" sign on the door for months, I was ecstatic when Juice Generation finally opened the doors. During last week's cold I spent more money there than I'd care to admit. My new … [Read more...] about Zesty Orange Juice
A New Challenge: New Balance Reach the Beach Relay
Oh... let's see when was the last time I ran a relay race? Middle school, maybe? I don't know, but when you say the word "relay" all I can think is, "Don't drop the baton!" source Relay races which are all the rage right now, aren't something I gave much thought until reading about Susan's adventures at Hood to Coast last summer. Reading her posts made me long for a relay team of my own. A few … [Read more...] about A New Challenge: New Balance Reach the Beach Relay
Getting to the Bottom of It: A Trip to Finish Line Physical Therapy
I'm bored with talking about my injuries so I'll spare you the dramatic details of what's been happening since I was side-lined from the New York City Marathon last year. What I want to share with you is about my trip to Finish Line Physical Therapy. A few weeks ago I was tweeting about how much I loved my first experience on the Alter G at Equinox when Finish Line Physical Therapy reached out to … [Read more...] about Getting to the Bottom of It: A Trip to Finish Line Physical Therapy