When I hit the 22-mile marker, I knew what I had to do to qualify. Two 7:15 miles and two 7:30’s would do it. Problem was, I was sure I didn’t have it in me. Having barely been able to manage 7:30’s for miles 21 and 22, and fading fast, I knew was just a […]
Well, it’s taper time. Only 13 days left until my marathon. I took it easy this weekend with a fast six-mile run on the trail near my house. There are still a few decent workouts scheduled for the remainder of my training, including a 10-miler at qualifying pace, but nothing even close to what I’ve […]
Question: What on Earth could make a boy this smiley? (Ironic shirt for someone who claims he’s not a runner, huh? It was free.) Answer: Two things. 1) Actually saying “cheese” while the photo is being taken. I haven’t done this since I was six years old, but now I know why they say to […]
Sorry, “for Dummies” was taken. Marathon training used to mean to me what it means to most people. Running through pain, battling injury as the miles pile up, taking extra days off as the body deteriorates, eventually skipping out on the longest, most important runs in the program. For my first three marathons, I didn’t […]
Last summer, we had so much basil we didn’t know what to do with it. We literally couldn’t eat the stuff fast enough. This summer, it’s been slim pickin’s. Last summer, we made fresh pesto all the time, including a massive batch to freeze at the end, which made for some perfect weeknight meals all […]
In every way but one, my 10-mile run at Boston-qualifying pace yesterday was the same as so many others I’ve done. The lone difference — I was on the juice. The juice, in this case, was yerba mate, a South American plant whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea with caffeine content similar […]
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