This week marks the half-way point of my training for the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon.  Things have been going really well since The Laminator stepped in as my virtual coach.  I had one of the best long runs of my life last weekend, nine miles holding at a pace 30 seconds per mile faster than [...]

1. I got a solid 12-miler in this weekend.  It was a great run – one of those days where it’s just nice to be out and to be active.  The weather was in the mid-40′s, so it wasn’t too hot or too cold, the sun was out, and there was a nice breeze to [...]

I’ve decided that FIRST is stressing me out way too much.  After a few weeks of running and not feeling recovered between runs, I took a few days off to rest.  A solid four days of sitting on my butt.  Best. Decision. Ever.  I went for an easy six miles on Sunday, and did another [...]

I’ve had an interesting few weeks.  I’m currently in the process of getting my MBA, and I’ll be finished in December.  It’s been a long few years trying to get this done while I have a full time job, and a running obsession.  This semester is the first time I’ve had class two nights in [...]

This weekend I had a 10-miler on tap for the last run of week 3 of FIRST. Pace ended up being “relaxed/easy” and apparently the FIRST people figured out we might need a tiny break (mentally and physically) from running so freaking fast the last few weeks. I opted for the treadmill, as the weatherman [...]

Last week, I embarked on my new training plan for the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon.  I’m pretty slow.  I think I’ve established that.  Nothing has made me feel so bad about my running skillz than when I attempted to sprint, then I uploaded my Garmin data, and on one of the pretty Garmin charts showing [...]

I hope everyone had a happy and healthy holiday season.  I had some great times with my family and friends.  We made lots of good memories playing the new Guitar Hero World Tour with my cousins, ate buckets of delicious food (which stops today, by the way), and I had between Christmas Eve and Jan. [...]

I had a great time at the Jingle Bell 5k for Arthritis this past Saturday.  It was a freezing start – the high on Saturday was only 35, and it was probably hovering around 30 when the race was beginning.  I actually wore running tights in public, and although I was not pleased about it, [...]

This weekend, I had a short 5 miles to complete on Friday, and then another 7 on tap for Sunday. The plan was to run the 5 on the treadmill, since it would already be dark outside by the time I would have a chance to run. I was going to do the 7 outside [...]

I ran five miles pain-free TWICE this week!  I’m super excited, and feel like I’m finally healing.  I’m really happy I made the decision to go to physical therapy – I’ve been getting ultrasound massage, stretching done by the PT, and learned bunches of new stretches to strengthen the inside of my thighs, which will [...]