Author Archives: sarah

Back on track this week after a rough start to the New Year. Three tougher runs this week plus over 50 miles total, but it felt like I was starting to hit a groove after holiday excess. Week of January … Continue reading →

This week’s training log features a New Year’s Day race, the return of the visiting relative, and a lot of sloggy running. When HPRM#1 advised me to train for the 10K distance, he also said it was going to be … Continue reading →

I thought I would do another little catch-up with training logs and see if I can be a bit more regular with them in the coming weeks. When we left off, I was getting ready to race the Philadelphia half … Continue reading →

Cross-posted from saltyrunning.com “Don’t go out too fast!” It’s some of the most common running advice around. But is it ever alright to ignore it? Maybe. What if you’ve got perfect weather and a pie-in-the-sky goal? What if you’ve got … Continue reading →

It’s been awhile since I wrote a training log. Like, since March? I’ve been doing plenty of running and I’ve published quite a few race reports, but maybe it’s time to fill in a few details, at least about what … Continue reading →

Cross-posted from saltyrunning.com This coming weekend, Eliud Kipchoge will attempt to break two hours for the marathon. He’s put together a list of five reasons he thinks he will succeed. I’m certainly not Kipchoge, but I am also running a marathon … Continue reading →

You know I want you It’s not a secret I try to hide I know you want me So don’t keep saying our hands are tied You claim it’s not in the cards And fate is pulling you miles away … Continue reading →

Unbelievably, the Boston Athletic Association posted the cutoff time for the 2020 Boston Marathon just a few hours after this post was originally published: 1:39. That’s my exact cushion. As I understand it, I would have been accepted to run … Continue reading →

One of the things I do to try to get faster is just copy what faster runners do. Faster runners often run a half marathon as a “prep race” about four to six weeks before their goal marathon so I’m … Continue reading →