The Lehigh Valley Half Marathon is one of the more popular half marathons in my general area. It’s also a pretty elite field as far as half marathons go. It’s a fun race, with lots of bands on the course, a covered bridge to run through, a nice run through a park, and hot food [...]

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 [...]