365 Days Healed

I wrote a post reflecting on my recovery 100 miles in, and now that I’m at the one year mark, I thought it was about time to again step back and reflect. For those of you who are new to this blog, I started it last year to track my recovery when I had a tibial … Continue reading 365 Days Healed

Ocean’s Run “Half” Race Recap

My original plan this spring was to run the Frozen Penguin Half in Brooklyn next weekend, but an unexpectedly early sellout left me scrambling for other options. I wanted a flat-ish early March half to test my fitness leading up to Boston. It couldn’t be too far away, but I was willing to travel a … Continue reading Ocean’s Run “Half” Race Recap

Boston Training: Week 3 (And Big News!)

Last week was a big one. Sure, I hit as many miles last week as I did during Philly peak week, but more importantly, I got engaged! On Sunday afternoon, when I largely recovered from a hangover (remnants of my running team’s holiday party the night before), my boyfriend fiancé and I went for a … Continue reading Boston Training: Week 3 (And Big News!)

Boston Training: Week 2

The crazy thing about a 16 week training cycle is how quickly it seems to go by (at least for number nerds, like me). I’m already 12.5% of the way. Doesn’t that sound like a lot? That is half of a quarter! (I know, I sound crazy. Now you know how I keep myself going … Continue reading Boston Training: Week 2

Boston Training: Week One

Back to the grind, as they say. I kicked off the first week of my 16-week Boston Marathon training cycle last week, and I got straight to work with one good workout and a good chunk of my long run at goal marathon pace. The conclusion after week one: You sure can lose fitness fast. … Continue reading Boston Training: Week One

Year in Review & 2016 Goals

If you would have told me in January what I would accomplish by the end of 2015, I would have told you that you are insane. This was me in January: I was injured and didn’t run for a total of 86 days. I spent 12 weeks in a boot, and three of those weeks … Continue reading Year in Review & 2016 Goals

Race Recap: Philadelphia Marathon

Tuck in guys and gals, I have a long one for you today. Prologue The Philadelphia Marathon was my 6th marathon, but my first in nearly 13 months due to a tibial stress fracture last winter. I didn’t run Dec. 8, 2014 – March 10, 2015, with the exception of a few short runs before … Continue reading Race Recap: Philadelphia Marathon

Philly Training: Taper & Race Week

Race week is already here. What?! The hard work is done, and now all I need to focus on is not doing anything stupid to injure myself and not checking the weather too much and driving myself crazy. Harder said than done. Exhibit A: the crescent roll incident. With just one, easy 3 mile shakeout … Continue reading Philly Training: Taper & Race Week

Philly Training: Week 15 (Peak Week)

I survived. Seven weeks ago, I had never run more than 50 miles in a week. Now, in the past seven weeks I have run 50 miles or more five times, topping out at 57 miles last week for a new personal weekly mileage record. And I am so happy that it is over! I … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 15 (Peak Week)

Philly Training: Week 14

With less than four weeks until race day, I think I’m finally starting to hone in on my goal pace. Last week was a record week in terms of mileage, and had some critical workouts that made it one of the most important weeks of the season so far. I started the week with my … Continue reading Philly Training: Week 14