I’ve run 10+ miles in each of the last four days. Normally, I wouldn’t feel like this was an accomplishment worth spending much thought on, much less writing about, but this particular streak comes as a huge relief… I’ve been in a serious rut ever since Leadville that I just haven’t been able [...]
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Yesterday, I ran eight miles farther than I’ve ever run before. It went pretty well. Or, at least, as well as running 34 miles for the first time can go. It started with Helen and I running quickly down from our place to the Upper West Side where Sarah was waiting patiently (despite the [...] Yesterday’s run up in Boston went way better than what I was expecting, and even better than what I was hoping for. I finished in 2:53:57, a 6:38/mile pace and a personal best by almost four minutes. That was good enough for 713th out of 23,126 runners. Even more exciting was that I ran [...] I may have over-tapered a bit this week. I finished with only 35 miles, making this my lowest mileage week since October. Part of that was intentional but part was just the result of life getting in the way of running. I planned to take Monday and Friday off but run between [...] I think my legs have finally bounced back from Albany. Lately, it’s just been one good run followed by another. I have 42 miles in for the past 3 days, probably my highest ever midweek total for three days. And, they weren’t just junk miles. After a doing most of today’s [...] This morning was just about as good as it gets. I ended up with another 19.4 miles in my training log, a new 8K P.R., and a pair of very wet shoes. I had no intention of running the NYRR 8000 until earlier this week when my old running partner Sarah emailed me [...] Strange day today. Started out with a jog down to the stairs of the Met, where I met up with my old running partner Sarah who was in town for the weekend. We ran into Elizabeth and her friend, chatted for a bit, then went off to the starting line. Sarah’s wave [...] My grandpa died when I was in second grade, so there’s not a whole lot that I remember about him. There were, however, two things he used to always tell me that have stuck with me since childhood. The first was, Never eat watermelon seeds or a watermelon will grow inside your belly. [...] I got a new trophy for the fireplace today. There were a lot of things that I was expecting from today, new hardware was definitely not on that list. Neither was a top 10 finish. Or my running partner winning the women’s race. Or her dad dropping 15 minutes off his [...] Almost three hours into today’s run I said to Sarah, “You know, I’ve been trying to think of another run that was better than this one but I’m coming up with nothing.” “Except the pace,” she said, “Our pace is horrible.” “Fuck the pace, this is the best run I’ve ever had.” [...] |
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