I still cannot wrap around my head the tragedy that took place today in Boston.  I am still speechless. Running in the Boston Marathon is pretty much every runner’s dream.  The tragedy today did NOT shatter that dream for me.…

Today I am in sunny and warm Raleigh for a half marathon tomorrow.  My hotel is 4 blocks from the start line.  Very convenient. When I checked in the front desk clerk gave me the Hilton’s signature cookie.  I mentioned…

I received this email today.  It is for early registration for an ultra marathon in November.  I did this race last year at the end of March and felt great (and sore and tired) afterwards because that was longest distance…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 6 x 800 (90 sec RI) Done.  I ran these on the treadmill at 7.5 which equals to an 8:00 mile.  I felt like this was more manageable for me.  I have struggled with 7.9 and…

This month I ran 85.68 miles compared to 66.18 last month.  Last year in March I ran 106.20 miles but that’s because I ran a half marathon AND an ultra marathon. I ran two half marathons in March:  Little Rock…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 1000, 2000, 1000, 1000 (400 RI) Done.  Whew, these were challenging!  Felt good afterwards! Thursday – 1 mile, 5 miles @ mid tempo, 1 mile easy I had a massive headache after school so I went home…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 5 x 1200 (400 RI) Done.  I did these on Monday because I had another meeting on Tuesday after school.  I did not know how long it would last so I decided to just run on…

Workouts this week: Tuesday – 5 x 1000 (400 RI) Done.  I know I said the same thing about the 800s but I like these workouts too.  They are challenging but also manageable.  I alternated with speeds of 7.0, 7.1, and…