“Against the Wind, we were runnin’ against the wind…”
“Against the wind/ We were runnin’ against the wind/ We were young and strong, we were runnin’/ Against the wind…” -Bob Seger My heart sank when I saw the weather forecast. It’s silly of course because the weather is something we cannot control (although the report did make me pack my warm Hoka hat, which […]
371 Days to the Finish Line
It all started with a phone call: “Would you be interested in running a race with me? We will have a team of 12 and we will be running across Massachusetts (206 miles) in 48 hours.” Sure, why not, that sounds like fun and it was raising money for a great cause. The training began, […]
Those miserable Newton hills! Someone who qualified and trained hard for Boston shouldn’t be running such slow times…”
At the half way point, I was right on pace for my goal. But as the miles ticked by, they became more and more difficult. After Mile 16, everything fell apart. My legs would not move. I walked more often and getting down anywhere near a nine minute mile was impossible. Even the downhills were […]
I will not let cowards prevail over what turned out to be my most complete marathon yet
At the onset of my running career (wouldn’t that be great if it was a career?) at the age of 40, I had never run before in my life. There was no cross-country or track team for me growing up. In fact, I was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis in Junior High and would come in […]