If you haven’t already heard the news, track and field heartthrob, Nick Symmonds, is being considered for the next season of ABC’s The Bachelor. Symmonds represented the United States last year at the London Olympics, running an impressive 1:42.95 in the 800 meters final, a time that even shocked him. A couple weeks later, he went on to break his own American Record in the Beer Mile, running a 5:19. more » Read more
Ginger’s Training Log – 5-12-13
It’s been awhile since I’ve written a log and quite a bit has happened in my spice world. Since the beginning of this year, I have found myself striving for simplicity in the way that I live. Getting back to the basics has helped me to realize what matters most to me in life. I’ve changed the way I spend money, changed the way I view work, and changed the more » Read more
5 Boston Marathon Predictions
Ginger, here. I know it might disappoint some of you who pop over to Salty Running on Fridays looking for a list of 5 ridiculous things, 5 embarrassing things or 5 sexy things slightly related to running. Or maybe you’re excited that this Friday 5 is one on the serious side. As Salty Running’s number one fan girl, I feel it is my job to bring you my Patriot’s Day predictions! more » Read more
Ginger’s Training Log – 4-7-13
Spring has finally sprung, at least here in Northeast Ohio, and that begs the question, how are those new years resolutions coming along? I made more of a process oriented resolution, to rediscover why I run. The year so far has provided many of opportunities to answer this personal question. The beginning of the year saw my running times slow down in an effort to learn how to listen to more » Read more
Oh, He Won’t Bite: A Runner’s Plea to Dog Owners
“Oh, he won’t bite.” How many of you have heard that before? How many of you unfortunately realized the owner was lying? I was two houses away from home when a 1-year-old boxer took a bite out of my left calf. I had assumed there was an electric fence (mistake #1) and kept on running. I tried to keep calm as I passed the unleashed baby. As a result, I more » Read more
Barb Broad: 62 and Still PRing
They say sixty is the new fifty. But if you ever met US Masters sensation, Barb Broad, age 62, you’d think otherwise. In Barb’s world, sixty is the new thirty. I know firsthand. It’s a Tuesday night in Kent, Ohio. We toe the line of lane one to begin our workout, 8 x 400 meter repeats to be run in 88 seconds. Coach hits the stopwatch and almost immediately she settles into a comfortable cadence, a shortened stride with more » Read more
Ginger’s Training Log – 3-17-13
Interesting week. Life is on the brink of changing soon and I’ve noticed my focus on running has been in and out. Contractors are completing the finishing touches on James’s house, meaning that in a week or so, I can start moving. We are so happy with the decision to have contractors take over. If we would have done everything by ourselves, the process would have taken years! We can take more » Read more
Ginger’s Training Log – 3-3-13
This week I earned my spikes. After the breakthrough races two weeks ago, I thought it was time to get back into a pair. The first time back, I tripped about four times when walking around! Nonetheless, they felt amazing and I cannot wait to wear them more often at the track. Speaking of breakthrough, this week featured extending it to my tempo and long run as it would be more » Read more
A Breakthrough, Thirteen Years in the Making
Thirteen years ago, almost to the date, I stepped foot on a 200 meter track to run my very first race. I chose to forgo my third year as a pitcher on the high school softball team to pursue indoor track all because I liked how it was starting to feel to run. After those 400 meters, I didn’t like the feeling. I wanted to puke. I was dizzy. And more » Read more
Don’t Worry Mary Cain, We’re All Headcases Until We Turn 25
Someone call Alicia Keys and tell her to change the lyrics to her smash hit because Mary Cain IS ON FIRE. The 16 year-old running sensation is a true prodigy as she has smashed three national high school indoor track records so far in 2013. There was the 4:16 1500 meters en route to breaking Debbie Heald’s 41 year-old mile record in 4:32. Then there was the 2 mile record in more » Read more