The Rundown – Work the Hills

There have been a lot of hills this past week, both literally and figuratively. Before I was out running hills in Napa, CA I had some uphill battles to work out at home. Just little things really but, you know what happens to my molehills when I don’t address...

Learn From My Racing Mistakes

Every article I get paid to write comes from my experiences. My most favorite pieces are based on the mistakes I’ve made and, the bigger and more spectacular, the better. After running and racing for almost 20 years, I think I have made every mistake there is...

The Rundown – Feel the Heat

We had a mini heat wave here in the Northeast last week and, let me tell you, it sucks the life right out of you! I have no clue how some of you live (and run!) in the south. I can barely function when it’s above 80 degrees and 80% humidity. I’m also...

The Rundown – Taper Me!

You know you have had a successful training cycle when you are looking forward to your taper. Last week I finally hit the point of mental exhaustion – just in time for my taper this week and then (gulp) my race on Sunday. Here goes everything… WEEK OF MAY...

The Rundown – Recovery Week

I have to admit I kinda feel like I should have been in mental recovery this past week as well as physical. I was in a definite funk after the high of running the Colchester Half Marathon and I nearly crashed and burned mid-week. My one son came down with a stomach...