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. The last couple weeks of training have been amazing. I started seeing some really noticeable results in my runs and workouts- and nothing … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: Embracing the Journey
Training Diaries
My personal running adventures. Read below to learn about my training and read past race recaps.
Ramblings From Taper Town: When Calling Myself a Marathoner Was Enough
In 2004 I ran my third marathon, the Chicago Marathon. Having had a grueling experience while foolishly running the New York City Marathon while injured the year before, I was thrilled to be injury free and running a flat race. I ran my first three marathons in a pretty simple fashion. I wore cotton, didn't have a fueling strategy, a time goal, or a GPS watch on my wrist. Heck, I didn't even … [Read more...] about Ramblings From Taper Town: When Calling Myself a Marathoner Was Enough
Race Pace Training Diaries: The Fab 4
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. Now that I am a little over half way through my training program for the New York City marathon, I thought it would be a good … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: The Fab 4
Welcome to the Pain Cave: It’s Time to Rewrite the Script & Dig Deep
Ladies and Gentleman, are you ready to embrace the drama? If so, then let me tell you a little thing about running a relay race, it's full of drama. Imagine this: 12 runners without sleep, very little "real" food or clean showers are crammed into two vans navigating their way through unfamiliar territory while running a countless number of hills and miles. They are hungry, tired and … [Read more...] about Welcome to the Pain Cave: It’s Time to Rewrite the Script & Dig Deep
Race Pace Training Diaries: The Mental Struggle
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. The past few weeks of training have had a lot of ups and downs. After a few tragic tempo runs I started feeling really down & … [Read more...] about Race Pace Training Diaries: The Mental Struggle
Race Pace Training Diaries: Falling in Love with Running (and NYC) All Over Again
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