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Call it Serendipitous
This post is about a month late - been sitting in my drafts. I stopped my long run short on Saturday (Run #51). Not one of my prouder moments, but a moment I've thought about and have accepted. I didn't stop because I physically couldn't run anymore, which to me, makes it a little better. At least I know my legs can still cover the distance. I stopped because I was incredibly nauseous. I don't know if I didn't eat or drink enough, but it was not going well. I was clocking all
Oct 20, 20255 min read


Friday Night Runs - Accomplishment? Yes. Exhaustion? Yes.
I just haven't been able to motivate myself to write these blogs, but I'm going to try today. Unfortunately, I'm not totally in the mood...
Sep 13, 20257 min read


A Whole Lot of Discipline
Sometimes, going on a run just comes easy to me. Like that long run on Friday a couple weeks back, that just happened. Sometimes after...
Aug 28, 20254 min read


An Extra Race Day
Over the past couple weeks, I've been kicking myself for not signing up for the BMW Marathon Series sooner, as it is now sold out. So,...
Aug 24, 20256 min read


Short and Sweet
I had a relatively good, but different start to the week. Like I mentioned, I went out of town this past weekend. I got back to NYC...
Aug 22, 20255 min read


Friday Night Run (& 100 mile marker)
These past 2 runs have been overall pretty fantastic. On Wednesday, I had worked from home so I really hadn’t gotten out of the house. I...
Aug 17, 20256 min read


Speeding Things Up
Every week on #NRC the running plan consists of 5 runs: 2-3 recovery, 1-2 speed, and 1 long run. They say that if you're not going to do...
Aug 13, 20254 min read


Conversational Pace - Achieved
If you look back on my posts, you'll find that one of my blogs is titled "Conversational Pace? A Myth to Me." On that particular day, I...
Aug 10, 20254 min read


Doubling Up
In my last post I mentioned how I often do my run and workout on the same day so that I can give myself more recovery days. I also wrote...
Aug 8, 20252 min read


Starting the Week Strong
I did NOT want to work out or run today. I don't even really want to write this blog either. But here we are. Workout and run complete...
Aug 4, 20255 min read


The Day 8 Miles became 9.5
I don't have much to say about Tuesday's run except it proved my point about how I do run faster outside, even unintentionally. An...
Aug 2, 20254 min read


Time or Distance-based Running? My Take on Both
When I first started running, mileage was everything. A "real" run, to me, meant hitting a certain distance. Anything less felt like a...
Jul 28, 20254 min read


Broken Treadmills
This run was not run properly: It was fueled by frustration. I remember always thinking about how it'd be nice to be a runner because if...
Jul 26, 20253 min read


Different Days Different Expectations
I'm having a hard time getting myself to write these blogs after running, but I do realize I don't actually have to write about every...
Jul 25, 20253 min read


2 Days 2 Runs
I somehow managed to just delete my post that I was halfway done writing so here we are. This will be quick and a rant. Yesterday, I had...
Jul 15, 20252 min read


Friday 15-Minute Runs
Luckily, the only 2 other runs that I considered getting done this week were a 15-minute and a 5K. After running the 10K the day before,...
Jul 12, 20252 min read


A Run From Hell
It's been a while. As I previously mentioned, I knew these last two weeks were going to be hectic and it was going to be tough for me to...
Jul 12, 20254 min read


Superstitious Behavior
The one problem with me running my longest and best run recently on the treadmill is that now I feel like if I don't run on the...
Jun 26, 20254 min read


Going the Extra Mile (Treadmill Edition)
During every guided run with the Coaches from the NRC app, they always say: “I’m going to stop the run at [the stated distance or time]....
Jun 18, 20255 min read


4K Night Run
Today's run perfectly illustrated how some runs can simply be better than others for me. I once again "cheated" and chose a different run...
Jun 16, 20253 min read
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