Monthly Archives: July 2014

Half-marathon Recap and what’s next? I’ve been putting off writing about the race because for once I don’t know what to say. It was amazing. It was awesome. It was emotional. Sometimes it was fun. Sometimes it was awful. I … Continue reading →

January 5   Half-marathon training Week 21, day 4 No, I didn’t run six mikes this morning even though I was super bummed to miss our last lake run! Still congested and slightly feverish so a day of rest for … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week 22? Day 2 R-10 Wow, the holidays and the weather have really affected my running and my status updates! We are now 10 days away from race day and I did my last loop of the lake … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week twenty, day three Three miles yesterday at the gym. I thought maybe I’d do them on the treadmill, but the months since Jamaica have not improved my treadmill abilities. I ran laps on the track instead. The … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week twenty, day two I’ll never forget the first time it snowed in New Haven. It was the night before our torts final, and some friends and I took a study break to pick up some food and … Continue reading →

Facebook wants to knows how I am feeling. I am feeling lucky and grateful and blessed! I was just getting ready to send in the football square money to LLS along with a few check/cash donations when I realized… Once … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week nineteen, day four Have you ever felt like a fraud? Not like a Bernie Madoff fraud (although if you stole millions of dollars from people in a Ponzi scheme, you are definitely on Santa’s naughty list). No, … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week nineteen, day two Four miles on the trail again today. My legs felt like they weighed 1000 pounds each – it’s been a while since I ran in 70 degree weather! But on the plus side, I … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week nineteen, day one Something kind of weird happened yesterday. I hadn’t run since last Tuesday for one reason or another. Yesterday morning I woke up with a bloom of anxiety in my stomach for no good reason, … Continue reading →

Half-marathon training Week eighteen, day three Two miles on the schedule today. I’ve been fighting off the crud that’s going around and stayed home sick from work today, but had planned to run with Tony in preparation for the Jingle … Continue reading →