Time to get back to running

After running the Boston Marathon in 2013 (yes, that year!), I fell into a rut. No more long runs, no regular training, and getting comfortable with not caring about my weekly mileage. It was strange to not run with my buddies at #WSYRRC and not to have pain and aches here and there every once in a while.

But there have been many moments of really deeply missing training hard. Work and life kept me busy enough not to think about this every day but over the last few months, the missing element has been building up. Add to that the NYC Marathon frenzy that is taking hold of the city these days, and I am really reconsidering what I have been doing with "not running" over the last few months.

So it was time to start running. And I got back with three runs over the last few days. I realized what I have been missing. I was a fool not to miss running.

So here we are, at the end of October 2014, waiting for my buddy Chuck to crush NYC Marathon next weekend, and deciding what to do with my own running. Lou has promised to go with me on a run this week. Maybe I will get a chance to talk to him more about what to do. And maybe it is time to get back with the crowd at http://wsyrrc.com/

First week of training

41 miles in five days of running. 

I took two days off from running. It makes sense for early weeks of training to start with lower mileage. Unfortunately I didn't go according to the official training plan. It is hard to follow a set plan with changing work hours so I tend to run when my schedule allows me. But 41 miles for first week is not bad. 

The long run ended up being much longer than what I had in mind. Lou and Chuck made the run look much shorter than 18.6 miles. See the route here 

Next week, I'll be shooting for 5-6 days of running with definitely one day off, and about 45-50 miles. 

First day of 2013

First run of 2013 with Lou on West Side and in Harlem. http://go.nike.com/02jvjtlv 
WSY showed up at the Nike event last night in good numbers. I missed the event and the midnight run. Wishing all of our runners best of luck, speedy recovery from running injuries, and new PRs.

Great first day of fundraising and running

This has been a great first day of fundraising for Project Nurse Penninah. We have two new fundraising team members, and a donation of 50 dollars from Rachael. Thanks to all of you for your support and have a great New Year! See the Crowdrise box on the right side of this page.

As Mike said, those of you running the Emerald Nuts race at midnight: Good luck, and be careful drinking and running!
Last run of 2012 for me: go.nike.com/9q776c3 

16 weeks to Boston 2013

Today is exactly 16 weeks from Boston Marathon 2013. I am going to train with #WSYRRC toward a good race in April. Let's hope the weather is not as hot as April 2012.

back in training

After a hiatus, I am back in training. More to come soon.

Two weeks to the Marathon in Boston!

7 mile run

 

Daily run

2012 Running

Happy New Year!

2012 is the Boston Marathon year. In the words of DK, I am going to "build toward Boston", and thanks to Lou and Mike, I am off to a good start. January 1st, I ran 7 miles in Central park. January 2nd was the first West Side YMCA Run Club run of the year, and I managed to be there. Freezing cold weather, but good tempo run between 72nd and 1o2nd street. Today, I ran with Lou over one loop of Central Park. It was even colder.

Main problem with training for Boston in Northeast is training over the cold winter time, and maintaining weekly mileage and doing regular long runs. I am going to write about the runs here and keep the running going.

Come and run with us at WSY.