Marathon mom interviews another marathon mom!
Every marathon mom has her own story of how she became a marathon mom. Each story is equally inspiring. Meet Danbury resident and single mother Daphne Mills, 42, who lost 111 pounds. She ran her first...
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Learning to separate from my running watch
Over the past year, my running watch and I have developed a very close relationship. We’re a bit too close, actually. To be honest, it’s getting obsessive. My watch has taken complete control over...
View ArticleWatching the Kid’s Marathon
On Tuesday morning, I was at the local high school track watching my twins take part in the kick-off to the Rod Dixon’s Kid’s Marathon. The Kid’s Marathon is an 8-10 week in-school running and...
View ArticleRunning in the wind
On Wednesday evening, I ran outside against a very strong wind for about an hour while I was waiting for my middle son to finish his sport. I always find it much more difficult to run in the wind than...
View ArticleReminising at the race
7:48, 7:46, 7:58, 7:45, 7:42, 8:17, 7:30, 7:45, 8:11, 8:39, 8:03, 7:18, 7:43 “All those running the 5K, go to the right. If you’re running the half, stay to the left.” When I heard those words from...
View ArticleAnother kind of marathon
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, the definition of a marathon—aside from “a footrace run on an open course of 26 miles, 385 yards”—is “an endurance contest” and “something characterized by...
View ArticleGetting motivated by the N.J. Marathon’s daily blog
When I first registered for the New Jersey Marathon, I ran out and bought a marathon training book from the local bookstore, took out half a dozen books from the library, and purchased a couple of...
View ArticleAnother injury scare
Maybe it was the hard, hilly 6 1/2 miles I ran in the rain on Friday. Maybe it was because I hadn’t been hydrating as much as I should. Maybe it was the fact that I wasn’t stretching enough after my...
View ArticleDealing with tragedy in the running community
On Monday night I went to bed and dreamed I was running through a huge explosion with blood everywhere. I was relieved to wake up from my dream. Only it wasn’t a dream. What happened at the Boston...
View ArticleGetting a swelled head
Marathon day is coming up real soon and based upon my recent race results, I’m feeling ever more positive about how I’ll do on the big day. Perhaps I don’t need to run with a pacing group, as I had...
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Tapering
7 miles, 8 miles, 5 miles, 12 miles I’m looking at my training schedule for this week and I’m noticing how much less mileage I’ll be running. Next week—the final week before the marathon, the mileage...
View ArticleFear…..and the unknown
It’s Tuesday morning as I write this, and at this moment, I am injured. I intended to run 16 miles the other day. I barely got started when I had to stop. I felt a lot of pain in my lower right calf....
View ArticleA calf tear
I have a small tear in my calf. Technically, the tear is in the “gastrocnemius.” This is the largest of the muscles in the lower leg and is loaded repetitively and heavily during running sports. Based...
View ArticleI can’t race in this marathon
On Sunday, I went to a local 5K race. Some runners were wearing race numbers. Some were wearing jeans. I was one of the runners wearing jeans. Yes, I am now officially injured. Perhaps I’ve been in...
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“We will find you a June marathon.”
These were the first words Kathy said to me the moment I told her I couldn’t run in this marathon. This is exactly what I’m planning to do (and what will greatly improve my mood these days) — set my...
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Marathon Mom’s last blog
Hello everyone, This is my last blog as a Marathon Mom. While I feel bad that I can’t run the New Jersey Marathon, I realize that injuries can happen – and have happened — to many, many people. They...
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