The wind was miserably COLD as me and 20+ thousand other runners waited for our race to start. My nerves were getting the better of me as I wondered if the increased downhill would do me in. I tried to quell the apprehension with the reminder that I would take it easy and savor the [...]

   On a rainy afternoon in Cambridge, MA and I got the pleasure of meeting some amazing women runners who would take to the starting line ahead of me. One had her sights on achieving US Olympic trail qualification, another on winning her age group, and still another on running well with less than a [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]