It’s been almost 8 months since I rode outside the last time! I meant to keep riding through the winter, but since I jumped straight into marathon training, never did. And then when I got back from London, I was done with everything and just wanted a break. After being pumped up by Ironman 70.3 Chattanooga, I was inspired once again to dust the cobwebs off my bike. How you can tell that it’s my first ride outside since Ironman 70.3…
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After every big goal race, there’s the lingering question of “What’s Next?”. There is either the excitement generated by a great race that fuels your fire of wanting to go back for more, or the disappointment of a not so good race that pushes you to seek revenge/redemption. I started training with coach back in July 2014 for the Dopey Challenge as precursor to Augusta 70.3. Those 18 months were structured and intense. Even after I split up with coach,…
When you have A race that you’ve dreamt about, that you’ve never thought you’d ever the chance to run, that you’ve taken leaps beyond your comfort zone to get to – writing a race report for that race is a very hard task! Add to that an unbelievable atmosphere, the most crazy and fun people, and an forgettable race experience. The London Marathon was all that and more. I have photos, GoPro video (that still needs to be edited down…
The London Marathon is an experience first and a race second. It is reputed to be like no other, not even Boston or New York city. And I could see why. The experience I had during London was something way way different than my big races in the US like Chicago and Disney. This post is the highlight reel of my London Marathon experience, a much detailed race/performance report will follow. I was hoping to be able to use the…
When I was first offered a charity spot to run the London Marathon as part of Team Run for Autism, I never ever thought that I’d be able to raise $5000k to make the fundraising minimum. What started as a far reaching dream to run a bucket list race while supporting the research against Autism, the dream has been made possible by the support of some awesome people, some of whom I don’t even know! Many of you…
I started this post last Wednesday – 20 days to race day. And I had one last week of push before the 2 week taper. But I guess Mother Nature’s pollen and my body had other ideas. Instead of that last week of added effort, I’ve spent most of the time this week curled up in bed convinced that I have the plague. And mostly super frustrated. I guess at least I should be glad that I’m sick 3 weeks…