I think when Hal Higdon designed his training programs it was prior to the days of overcommitted weekends. His program prescribes a Saturday Pace run followed by a Sunday long run. The training program that I have used before this one has only … [Continue reading]
Try, Try Again
The mystique of running in the Boston Marathon is only something that I can imagine to this point. I have not experienced it; I have only heard about it. The Boston Marathon cannot be run by just anyone who signs up for it. A runner cannot sign up … [Continue reading]
Marathon Pace Run, turned “Chase Run”
When you have young children, and have a goal such as running a marathon with a Boston Qualifying time, training can be interesting. Today I was scheduled to run a “pace run” per Hal’s Intermediate I program. My son, YaYa, accompanies me. He is 7 … [Continue reading]
Chicken Little
Over the past few days I've felt a bit like Chicken Little looking up at the sky and holding back the urge to scream, "The sky is falling, the sky is falling". It's mainly been the tree branches in the area that have been falling from the sky due to … [Continue reading]
Resolutions
YaYa comes down the stairs with his hands full of hot wheel cars balanced on a Frisbee and two large plastic dinosaurs. He wears his new sweatshirt. It’s oversized and has the words, “Skateboarding is not a crime” written across the front. It’s … [Continue reading]