It’ been 547 days since my first “official” road race (wahoo!) – I can still remember the chilly December morning in my hometown – surrounded by my family, cheering squad and wearing more layers than depicted in the infamous Christmas Story movie’s red snowsuit. I stood at the starting line – the same place where…
Category: Running
The Recovery Riddle
What should you really focus on with sore muscles
We Rise By Lifting Others
It was after listening to Run to the Top‘s latest Podcast called “What Makes you a “Real” Runner” an interview with Jill Angie, who hosts her own Podcast called “Not Your Average Runner” – Jill said something that inspired this week’s post. She got done telling a story about how she used to train in…
Up, Up and Away!
How many folks travel regularly for work? As someone who used to travel > 9 months per year (Monday – Friday) for over 4 years after graduating from college, travel, fitness, and nutrition sometimes felt like a midair battle each and every trip. Now, with the benefit of hindsight, learning the hard way about not…
Racing for a Cau$e
As a finance and statistics nerd, who also happens to be training for a charity Triathlon event and on the brink of kicking off my fundraising efforts, I started wondering just how extensive the charity race world really was – here are some statistics for you fellow race nerds (from Running in the USA -2016…
Sticks + Stones – Bumps, Bruises and Blisters Don’t Stand a Chance
“Scars. A sign that you had been hurt. A sign that you had healed.” ― Benjamin Alire Sáenz How many times do you hop out of the shower and overlook those stubborn signs of persistence and perseverance? …your scars Now, as a child I can admit to a number of so-called “not-so-intelligent” experiences that yielded some…
Drop the Mic – it’s Podcast Time
How do you pass the time on long runs, mornings filled with bumper-to-bumper traffic or just days when you need a little distraction? Sanity preservation tactic: Podcasts Over the last year of runs exceeding the 1-hour mark and living/coping with the bustling Boston traffic scene each and every morning, I’ve learned that my beloved Tom…
Twinkle Toes + Tips
Week 1 of the 30-week marathon training plan has commenced and there have been some great reflections, lessons learned and now the next step to my routine – increasing my average running cadence – from 164 steps per minute to 173 – the plan + the progress
Physical Therapy + Office = Time Saver
Multitasking – how many people see this word and think “hmmmm what exactly is that?” or (the more likely response in my case) “god please not again…” When life/work/hobbies/errands/spouses/children/friends/colleagues/your body/the world come calling all at once, sometimes squeezing in a few of your laundry list of items is not just wise but, frankly, a necessity……
38-Week Marathon Training Calendar Posted
Are you looking to gradually get back into running or are you a fellow runner training for Chicago in October and coming back from an injury? Why not join me! I have posted the entire Hal Higdon + Physical Therapy-inspired workout to a calendar feature at the bottom of the Homepage (check it out ⇓)…
A Recipe for Redemption
With only 39 weeks until the 2018 Chicago Marathon, it’s time to get to work!
The Bottom, the Itch, and the Redemption
“There is an itch in runners.” –Arnold Hano The Marine Corp Marathon will always live in infamy in my sorted running history – as a former college athlete and born-again runner, I set out with a goal to prove to myself that 26.2 was achievable. So started the itch? The Bottom… Not exactly – it…
