Race to Deliver
This morning was the NYRR and God’s Love with Deliver 4 mile Race to Deliver.  While I had a good race, and finished strong- if you’re curious you can see my results here, what I’m most proud of is my friend’s Abby and Jen who ran in their first race today!  The most rewarding was how happy they were after the race, how they thanked me multiple times and how proud of themselves they were.  I love seeing that joy on people’s faces when they do something athletic that they maybe didn’t think they could do, or maybe thought wasn’t “them”.  An

A Great Run for a Great Cause
This morning was one of the more fun runs I’ve participated in.  The Damon Runyon 5k in Yankee Stadium, not around, or near, in it. As soon as my friend Alison sent the link for the race Matt and I were both pumped up and excited to get to partake in such a cool event.  What a thought, running a race inside a stadium!  I was very curious how they were going to map it out, and so when we got the email with the directions in it late this week, I read it right away.  I was overwhelmed. •    START LINE on the 100 level concourse, near Section 120 •    Run/walk two laps around the 100 level concourse •    After second lap, near Sec

1/2
Oh, hey- so I ran a 1/2 on Sunday and totally forgot to post about it- oops!  It was great!  Although, I’m feeling really worn out, beaten down, blue, just blah today and I’m wondering if it is related… anyway- on to the fun stuff! So as I posted about, I was excited for this race, I wasn’t nervous for this race, and that really continued.  Normally when I race, well for the past year, I don’t get very anxious and the only negative result is that my stomach completely flips out with anxiety from expectation of it happening while I’m waiting for the races to begin.  As soon as that whistle blows/gun goes off/horn is sounded I’

I think I said it best
Over here- so go check that out so I can get a good night sleep tonight, I hear that is important in a training schedule….

NYRR: Marathon Kick Off Race
Alison clued me in to this fun and festive race NYRR does every year, the week before the Marathon and I excitedly signed up.  I figured it would be a great way to begin my tapering week and a fun run to boot.  Last night and this morning after waking up way earlier than I would have chosen I was feeling nervous.  I was starting to not want to do it anymore, I was anxious about it, I was putting pressure on myself.  Then I realized what was happening, in my head I was focusing on running at an 8 minute mile pace and that was the cause of my stress.  So I decided this morning to stop stressing myself out and just go run it at whatever pace Alison was running it, so we coul