Runners are a very determined group of people. Sometimes to a fault. When we have a race in our mind it is hard to deviate from the plan. I knew before my race that I wasn’t feeling good but I wasn’t about to miss the only half marathon on my schedule all fall. I didn’t know exactly what was wrong with me but I was hoping I had enough to cross that finish line. The week before my half was…
This morning the Boston Marathon opened registration for runners who have met the qualifying standard by 20 minutes or more. I am extremely tempted to go on and click “register” but I’m not. In the past I have made the comment (many times) that as long as I qualified for Boston I planned on running in it. Why wouldn’t I? In my opinion Boston is the marathon of all marathons. The journey to run this one race took many years…
What a long week this has been. I am truly thankful to be on this end of it now. Just one week ago I had finished my weekly long run and was preparing for the upcoming week of training. How quickly things can change… I was truly humbled this week and learned many new life lessons. Not sure the best way to navigate this post so bear with me! Sunday evening as I was reading to the kids at bedtime…