Last night, one of the local running stores, 1st Place Sports, hosted a run in honor of Boston. It was a free event, open to all, and participants could pre-order "Runners for Boston" t-shirts for pick up before and after the run, with proceeds going to One Fund Boston. Organizers expected about ...
my first run experience: runners for boston
week 8 overview and cross-training
Monday. I don't even know how to start this post, so I guess I'll just begin and hope everything falls into place. Sometimes, the best thing to do is to not think and just write. I'm not going to do individual recaps for this past week. I introduced too many things to my training schedule and ...
taking a few days
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support for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing
There are no words. The news out of Boston is devastating. Two explosions, about 12 seconds apart, detonated at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, causing injuries and deaths of both runners and spectators. The footage and witness reports are nothing short of horrifying. Children (one of ...
couch 2 5k: week 7, day 3 {4.14.2013}
I was ready to run when the sun came up on Sunday morning. Well, almost ready to run. I was awake while it was still dark and it kind of sounded like it was raining, so I thought I might skip it entirely, but the sun peeked out and so I laced up. This marked my second attempt in the new shoes, ...
couch 2 5K: week 7, day 2 {4.11.2013} & first run in the new shoes
I was pretty excited to hit the streets to test drive my new Mizuno Wave Inspires. Oh, and socks. Can't forget the socks. I headed out around 9:30 and it was already pretty hot. I would guesstimate high 80s. I'll acclimate as the summer goes on. Day 2 was a repeat of Day 1: The regular ...
