With one week ’till I toe the line for my 2nd marathon in < 2 weeks, I slipped out for a 5 mile trail run. It wasn’t more than a 1/4 mile into the run when I experienced an overwhelming urge to scream. I huffed and puffed as I climbed the 1st hill, which occurred [...]

I’m sure there are people out there who, after stumbling upon my blog, look down on my approach to running the Boston Marathon this year. While it is true that I did not “race,” but rather took advantage of the many photo opportunities spanning the 26.2 miles, I did “run” the entire course — including [...]

I’ve been taking it easy this week and giving my body a little recovery time before hitting the hills between Monterey and Big Sur for yet another marathon. Call me crazy but I am actually looking forward to this challenge. Overall, I am pleased with how well it appears to be recovering from running the [...]

Uh…HELLO Juls. This *is* a marathon. Of course you are going to feel tired. I don’t know how I got it into my head that running a marathon at easy pace (instead of race pace) would be “easy.” No matter what the pace, it’s still 26.2 miles. That’s not easy. Throw in a significant amount [...]