Tag Archive: how to train for a marathon

Apr 16

Running On Running’s Most Famous Stage: 2012 Marathon!

Record highs for the Boston Marathon in 2012!  I took the train to the Mile 10 mark and watched the elite women, then the men pass.  I waited to jump in with a friend that was in the second wave, then ran a mile with her, waited and ran with another friend for a while. …

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Apr 11

Running On Track

Speed Work!  Fun?  Yes!  I did my speed work with friends and had a great time! But you don’t need a track.  The thing is…to be faster, you have to run faster.  Why do runners say “I want to be faster, I just don’t know how to get faster”?  Think about it on your next …

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Mar 13

Pedaling On Record Highs!

The record highs in March with Spring weather must be hurting our local gyms!  I am still enjoying my morning workouts, but running and commuting are strictly outdoors! I rode my bike to Boston today – why commute on the train if you can train on the commute? (Honestly, the picture is the Boudhanath in …

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