As I ran over the finish line I looked at my watch: 5:01:57. My first asinine thought was “Where could I have saved two minutes?” followed by “five hours ago you didn’t know if you’d make it to the finish line so shut up.” End of conversation. I got my

I stood on the Verrazzano Bridge lined up with the second wave of runners and sang “America the Beautiful”. I closed my eyes for a minute just to feel the moment. I was calm and happy to just be there. Plus, lately when I line up for a marathon I tend to forget my one huge advan

This summer I was into my very first month of marathon specific training for NYCM ’11 when I felt something “off” in my right hamstrings. A lot of people think that the most successful athletes are the ones that run fast or have a handle on their nutrition, but truth be told t

Since the New York City Marathon was the very first marathon that I ran, the NYCM expo was also my first running expo. I just assumed that all running expos in the world would be just as fabulous and wonderful. I was sadly disappointed that they were not, but I still will go to ANY ex

I’m in New York City this week. It’s a city I absolutely adore, not because it has so much to offer and not because it really is the city that never sleeps. I love New York City because this is where I fell in love with running. Growing up in California I’d always been an ou