The summer and fall edition of Race Pace Training Diaries follows Jess D, a Race Pace Runner, training for the 2014 New York City Marathon with the goal of becoming a faster runner and setting a new Personal Record. Learn more about Jess and her goals here. I am officially in the fifth week of training and have been filled with so many emotions but mainly I’ve noticed that day by day, I’ve … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Falling in Love with Running (and NYC) All Over Again
Archives for August 2014
I swore I Wasn’t Going To, But This Changed My Mind {Why I’m running a marathon this fall & I need your help}
After completing 4 marathons in eleven months(!), I had zero desire to run yet another marathon in 2014. Despite how it appears, I'm not a serial marathoner, just a life-long runner. Running that number of marathons over a relatively short period of time is uncharacteristic for me. What exactly was it that convinced me to sign-up for another marathon? The opportunity to be a member of … [Read more...] about I swore I Wasn’t Going To, But This Changed My Mind {Why I’m running a marathon this fall & I need your help}
Race Pace Training Diaries: Meet Jess D.
Hello fellow runners and Race Pace Runners! My name is Jess and I am lucky enough to be working with @RacePaceJess to train for the NYC Marathon this November. I have been running for about 5 years now, but recently felt like I had hit a plateau. I always get myself from start to finish in a decent amount of time, but I knew I was capable of more and had been having trouble pushing myself … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Meet Jess D.