Week 1. There’s something fun about starting a new training plan. Even if it is a plan I’ve followed before. I’m running the Furman FIRST plan again for this half marathon – as a way to build fitness and get more miles on my legs before I hopefully hand things over to a coach this summer and [...]
Feb04
This January, I completed 348 miles of running and biking (mostly biking). In 2012, I did 144 miles, and in 2011 I did 46 miles. That wasn’t a lot.
All this week (and for the Palmetto Runner Episode #7), I’m going to count down the five biggest things I’m thankful for this year. This isn’t going to be all sappy and personal. It’s all about running and fitness. I’ll leave out all the obvious things I’m thankful for such as my freedom, a good job, my [...]
Yesterday’s race gave me new confidence, and it comes after a really great stretch of workouts over the past several weeks. I was worried that stretch would end up in injury once I re-started, but I’m feeling strong (minus some off-and-on shin pain). After I left college, I realized that I must set fitness goals in order [...]
Sep15
If you don’t have children — or have never run with them — running with a jogging stroller is brutal. I ran 3.3 miles with the kid today. Last week, I ran 3.75 miles, with hills, at a very fast pace for me. I do my long runs with a Galloway-style walk-run method. That run last week [...]
