My Worst Race Ever – Just Run Link Up!

My Worst Race Ever – Just Run Link Up!

  With a writing assignment like “worst race ever” you would think one particular race would jump into my mind. You would be wrong. There are several. The time I bonked at mile 19 of the NYC Marathon comes to mind as does my first ever marathon where...

Jersey Shore – All the Dirty Details

I’m talking about the marathon of course! Prior to going along with my friend’s plan to run the New Jersey Long Branch Marathon, I had never been to the Jersey Shore. The pictures always look gorgeous on-line and hey, they’re trying to sell entry...

My First Marathon…As a 40 Year-old

I should be sleeping right now. I woke-up in New Jersey at 4:30am on Sunday, ran a marathon at 7:30am and then drove home to Connecticut late Sunday afternoon. I had visions of sleeping in, but my legs are restless from pain and my mind is swirling with the memories...

Race Ready Workouts

I wanted to share some of my favorite workouts with you today. As most of you know, I’ve been training in three disciplines – swim, bike and run – to get ready for three different races – marathon, duathlon and triathlon. Most weeks have been...

Three Months, Three (Different) Races

In case you didn’t know, I don’t do one thing at a time. Even when I got pregnant, I had twins. I never take the easy way out (even when I should!) and often bite off more then I can chew but then put my head down and get.it.done. So, like a lot of things...