If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I’m training for a marathon this fall. Let me apologize for not updating things lately. I promise I’ll get back to it soon. But I’ll also be running a different kind of race. I’ve decided to run for Board of Education in my town … Read more
I’ve seen this question pop up a lot recently in running groups – does the Covid vaccine have any impact on your running performance? And can you run after getting the vaccine? Generally, the responses seem to fall into two categories. Some people have no symptoms at all, and there is seemingly no impact on … Read more
Two weeks ago, I ran my latest half marathon time trial. I was in much better shape than I was last year, and I expected to both improve my time and run a better race. Unfortunately, while my time did improve significantly I still blew up in the second half of the race – similar … Read more
For the past twelve weeks or so, I’ve been training for a half marathon. I initially planned on running an actual half marathon this Sunday in Atlantic City. However, I waited too long to register and it filled up. I also had an appointment to get the Moderna vaccine this week, and I didn’t want … Read more
I’m now halfway through my current half marathon training block, and I thought this was a good point to stop and reflect on how things are going. I’ve made a few adjustments throughout these first six weeks, but I’ve more or less stuck to the original plan that I laid out. Early on, there was … Read more
I spent the last twelve weeks training for a 5k, and I set a new PR of 22:37 in a time trial. My goal all along was to use this training block as a bridge to a better half marathon – and ultimately a marathon. I tentatively have my sights set on a half marathon … Read more
Back in November, I was excited to start a new 5k training block. You can read about it here. This weekend, the time finally came for my 5k time trial. Now that I’m done with the training block, I wanted to take some time to reflect on how things went. Where I Started in November … Read more
It’s nearing the end of December. That means the end of one year and the beginning of another. It’s a great time for reflection and for planning. 2020 was a strange year in a lot of ways. But when it comes to running, it was a great year. I wanted to take a few minutes … Read more
I’ve always been a fair weather runner. I usually started in the spring, got lazy in the summer, ran again in the fall, and then packed it up for the winter. This year, I decided to really commit to running – which meant learning how to dress for cold weather running. Although there were one … Read more
Last week, I wrapped up the speedwork part of my 5k training block. In the first phase of the training block, I was focusing on speed and general endurance. I spent my two workouts each week on speedwork – repetition runs according to Jack Daniels – and I spent the rest of my time on … Read more