by PavementRunner | Feb 10, 2016 | Everything Else, Marathon
When you look at a calendar and start marking down distances you plan to run in the upcoming weeks, sometimes there are certain days you just look at and say “ugh.” It’s just something you know you are not looking forward to, but understand that it must be run in...
by PavementRunner | Dec 13, 2015 | Marathon
Confidence was solid. I actually struggle to remember the last time I felt so “ready” for a race. Training runs were solid. I was nailing my long runs with the faster miles coming at the end. Speed work felt good. In my middle distance runs, I often...
by PavementRunner | Aug 28, 2015 | Marathon
I kept it off social media. Maybe for selfish reasons. Maybe for the fear of putting it out there (again) and falling short (again). Maybe I thought that if no one knows about it, I can go out and finally reach this goal. Maybe I was fooling myself. Rewind back to the...
by PavementRunner | Mar 5, 2015 | Marathon
Okay, that title may be a little over-dramatic, but in hindsight it holds weight. Many of you know that I decided to concentrate on my training for the last 3+ months and take a go at running a “fast” marathon. I targeted the Phoenix Marathon with high...
by PavementRunner | Mar 3, 2015 | Marathon
What happens when you have a bunch of runners armed with the power of social media all in one place at one time? An epic meet up and tweet up of course. This past weekend was the Phoenix Marathon and with so many of us being connected through our blogs or via...
by PavementRunner | Nov 7, 2014 | Marathon, Race Recap
“You can’t walk, you have to keep running. You fell apart last time… not THIS year.” Last weekend I finished the New York City Marathon — my second running of NYCM and I experienced it in an entirely new way. Four years ago, I was coming back...