It’s only been a week and a half since my half marathon (and all my training) concluded and it’s now time to focus on the next big thing: The New York City Triathlon. After seeing the results of hard work in the half marathon, I want to get a schedule in place and prepare for the tri. I’ve done it…
It’s been a goal of mine for a while to run a marathon. The plan is to run it before I’m 30, and yes, that is still a few years away, but the NYC Marathon is really hard to get a spot in so I’ve started getting serious this year to ensure I get a spot in 2013. In order…
After a big race it can be hard to get motivated to go out and just RUN some more. But today after three days of zero running, I forced myself out of bed to hit the pavement. I’ve grown a little tired of running through Central Park and mixed it up this time. Here’s my route: Lower Central Park Loop…
After much debate I decided to run the race with music, and I’m really happy I did. I ran the entire race solo, and while it’s fun to hear people cheering, there are many stretches of the race that are a bit quiet. My playlist kept me going, especially these favorites: Black Keys- Howlin’ For You: This was the first…
Yesterday was the NYC Half Marathon and it was a great race! It was my third time doing the NYC Half but this was the first time that I actually followed a training schedule and prepared for the race. And guess what? Training works (duh)! Below is the schedule that I followed and as you can see, I didn’t stick…
