Saturday morning I ran in a very last minute 2 mile race. That’s right- 2 miles. At any other time of the year a 2 mile race would probably sound like a sprint to me but I figured it couldn’t be any harder than racing one mile. A few days before the race I got an email about it and before I dismissed it I thought I’d ask a couple running friends if they would want to make the drive…
I think it’s pretty realistic to say that as runners we fall into one of these categories at all times: 1. Trying to prevent injury2. Recovering/ coming back after an injury3. Currently dealing with an injury If you claim to never deal with any of these phases then you are either not a regular runner or you are probably not being honest. I do not say this to discourage anyone- it’s just a reality of running. In this post I…
If you think the expression “digging deep” applies to solely to marathoners I would have to disagree. I don’t think you can truly appreciate the term until you have raced ALL OUT in a ONE MILE RACE. Photo courtesy of Arkansas Outside When I first saw this picture I was tagged in on Facebook my initial thought was “Oh no- I’ve got to untag myself.” But the more I thought about it I realized this picture says it all. At…
It’s been a little over a week since my last post– when I ran a 5K 6 days after my marathon. Yes, that was rough. Fortunately, running is going a little better now. I am feeling much more like myself and have quickly jumped back into training. But not my typical marathon or half marathon training cycle. Summer is a fun time around here because I train specifically for shorter racing distances. I have two big races coming up and…