Say somewhere during the heaviest part of the training cycle, you missed runs for marathon training. Maybe things got busy, maybe you got sick, maybe there was an injury threat…no matter what the cause, is there a way to recover from missing workouts? I think so. I hope so, or I have totally screwed up my Boston-qualifying marathon goal. When I decided on a race and created my training plan, more » Read more
Once Upon a Time I Was a Fast Running Chick
Once upon a time I was a fast running chick. It’s hard to believe that just a year ago I was 38th overall female at the Boston marathon. It’s hard to believe that in 2011 I ran a 2:52 marathon on less than ideal training with a bum foot and calf. It feels like I am worlds away from that stars-aligned moment in 2010 when I ran 2:49:53 and came more » Read more
Performance Anxiety or Time to Readjust that High-Reaching Goal?
I’ve been talking a big game and I’m starting to regret it. So I’ve been training my ass off for the Brooklyn Half Marathon, running more mileage than I ever have for a half and doing it while I was working, which, since my job is physically draining, is pretty damn impressive. And now, as I’m starting to peak, my work schedule has eased off just in time and things more » Read more
Forget Time Limits When it Comes to Your Running Goals
1. Get married by 27. 2. Buy house by 28. 3. Have first baby by 29. 4. Have second baby by 32 … We’ve all at least heard of someone with these kinds of deadlines. Some people impose these deadlines and don’t even have a potential mate lined up! As most of us who have settled down and started a family can tell you, relationships have their own timeline and more » Read more
Fake It Until You Make It
Together, we’ve taken a big leap: we’ve resolved to dream big and to stop being embarrassed about it. Yeah! But that is just a first step to realizing our big goals. Ladies (and you 2 gentlemen readers), we have more work to do to become the runners we dream of becoming. Today I’m going to put on my self-help guru hat and discuss how the power of positive thinking can more » Read more
Give Me a Why
Last March while my boyfriend was away doing important Army things, I ran one of my first races of the year. I signed up for a half marathon about 20 minutes away from where his parents live, so I went to their house for dinner after I ran. I don’t remember how the conversation started, but I said something about training for a 50-mile race and how I was hoping more » Read more
What Are You Willing to Do to Run Faster?
Chances are if you’re reading this, then you want to run faster. Whether you want to shave thirty seconds or thirty minutes off your PR, you probably often wonder what you need to do to make it happen. But have you ever thought of it this way: What are you willing to do to run faster? How many miles a week are you willing to run? How much time are more » Read more
Dream Big … And Stop Being Embarrassed About It
Like any good type-A runner I’ve been pondering my running goals lately. Now that I’m done having babies I can finally devote more than one or two training cycles to going after my PRs. It’s exciting! But when I think about what my ultimate time goals are, I want to follow my own advice and dream REALLY big and really push myself and GO for something. Something big, like an more » Read more
Coriander’s 2013 Goal: Running a Sub-4 Marathon
I started running three and a half years ago. In that time I’ve run tons of races, ran longer and longer and gotten so much faster than when I started. As one of Salty Running’s resident ultrarunners, most of my 2013 goals naturally have to do with running further. But there’s one running milestone that I’ve always wanted to achieve: run a sub-4 marathon. 2013 is the year for a more » Read more
Resolutions Revisited: Use Last Year’s Running Goals to Make New Ones
Ah, New Year’s Eve. Auld Lang Syne and all that. I’m not a big New Year’s Eve party kind of person; I much prefer a movie night with a homemade meal to donning a cocktail dress and making small talk. However, I do like the opportunity it gives us to reflect on the past year. Did it measure up? How will we do it all differently next year? So in more » Read more