Category: running

Monday, 65 minutes with “hill repeats”, 7.28 milesThe race organizers sent out an email today announcing that they would not hold the race in person, in Ottawa, and would instead transform the race to a virtual one with more details to come. Well, now I have to decide what that means for me since I…

Not much has changed since I started training last week. Although, the marathon organizers did send out an email to reassure us that they plan to keep us informed as they monitor the situation. They also sent a separate email to international participants, of which I am one. This one also said much the same…

I have taken a break from writing weekly recaps for quite some time, prior to starting this iteration of my blog. I think I had reached a stale point where the writing no longer challenged me and I fell into a running rut. As I start my second marathon training cycle this year, I want…

Race #182Marathon #122020 Race #22020 Marathon #1Georgia Marathon #2State #7 (repeat state)Atlanta Marathon #1 What an amazing weekend! I will save the travelogue recap of Saturday with the race expo and the Olympic Marathon Trials for several weeks from now when I finish the travelogues from this summer. (The photos do not go in order…

In five days I will run my 12th marathon and Mom will run her 3rd. Not only will I run by 12th marathon but I will break my nearly two year drought of marathon running.

Months ago I decided to train specifically for this race, get my time back down closer to my PR time. When I shifted my focus to the marathon, I backed off from short speed. I had attempted too much too soon.

Race #179Half Marathon #652019 Race #232019 Half Marathon #14North Carolina Half Marathon #11Santa Hustle Half Marathon #1 A month or so ago, I decided that I wanted to get in another half marathon in December. In this area, half marathons are surprisingly hard to come across, at least ones a reasonable distance away. I found…

The third week of November could have ended up a real bummer and helped me settle back into the malaise of the past year or so of running but it did not. I have God to thank for that and the circumstances He has placed in my life.

I have not had a confidence boosting race like this for a long time. I know that last year I said that I felt like an athlete again. This year I really mean it. I felt tuned in to my effort. I knew when to push and when to hold back. I managed the mental…

I knew that I would not get close to my original 1:55 goal but I wanted to finish much farther under 2 hours than I did. Instead of letting that thought defeat me, I focused on the fact that I have improved my time over the past three half marathons, basically over the past month…