No blog posts for two weeks – I think that’s a record for me. My posting frequency has gone way down and there are a few reasons for that. The first is that, since the marathon a month ag...
If you haven’t unfollowed me on twitter by now you probably already know that the Seneca 7 relay with Team Vodka Heist was a success. 3 of us had just run marathons and the other 4 ladies were ...
I don’t think this is anything new, but I think I love NOT running almost as much as I love running. Obviously, I enjoy training and racing. I derive a lot of satisfaction from the process, it ...
Boston 2012, where do I begin? If you live anywhere on the Eastern Seaboard, you probably are well aware of the brutally hot weather that was forecasted for Monday, April 16. At first I thought weath...
The other day I found myself deep in the trenches of old blog posts, Spring & Summer 2009 to be exact. And oh goodness. If I was still writing crap like that, I hope to God someone would go call ...
This post is going to be a little sassy and judgmental and I guarantee I’ll offend someone. I’m not ranting about anyone in particular, these are just some observations I’ve had abo...
Remember when I used to post more than once a week? Them’s were the days! Anyway, exactly 31 days ago, my life underwent a major change. In the past month, I’ve lost a job, started a new ...
I survived week one at my new job! Although, in retrospect starting a new gig, peaking in marathon training, and preparing for a trip to California all in the same week was probably a questionable de...
So, yesterday’s half-marathon went a little better than expected. After looking at my recent workout stats and considering how my legs have been feeling, I knew it would be stupid to aim for a ...
Hellooo blog readers. Things have been a little crazy this week…if you follow me on twitter, you probably already know that in the span of the last week I interviewed for a job, received an off...
Last night’s 8 mile tempo run went decently, but my goodness it hurt! Cardiovascular-ly (is that a word?) I was strong, but my legs are certainly feeling the effects of marathon mileage and wer...
Repeat after me: miles do not equal workouts. I have talked about this before (May 2011, to be exact), but as much as I’d like to believe that just running a lot will make me a better runner, i...
So. I usually stay away from overly personal subjects on the blog. Occasionally I might reference a bad day at work or a new gentleman-friend, but for the last few years, I’ve tried to keep the...
Listen, I am going to be straight up with you – even though I enjoy running and want to be a better runner, getting myself to a do workouts (and long runs) is still REALLY hard. I know there ar...
From an objective point of view, this week’s 20 miler should have felt tougher than last week’s. The wind gusts were about 50 mph along the Hudson (no exaggeration), I’m still getti...
Sometimes I make questionable decisions. I stay out too late, don’t hydrate properly, and break every rule that Runner’s World has ever published. However, last weekend I was actually sor...
This hasn’t been a banner week in Megan-land. Nothing terrible has happened, but a series of little things have just left me worn out and down, you know? I worked a little late on Friday night ...
Things have been pretty busy this week, so I never got around to reporting back on last Saturday’s long run (I’m sure you were holding your breath…). Did I do a better job preparing...
Although nutritionists and other experts may try to tell me otherwise, I am pretty sure that cupcakes make excellent running fuel. I mean, they’re basically the same thing as a muffin, right? O...
Thanks to Ice Cube and his 1993 gem of a song for today’s blog inspiration. I like to think that I can do it all, but this weekend made me realize that maybe I need to check myself a lit...
TGIF! The work week is over and without further ado, I present you with its hits and misses: Misses: 1) LUNGES - Omfg. I had some time to kill before meeting my friend for a run on Monday night, so I...
I haven’t been the most motivated marathoner so far this training cycle. The snooze button has been awfully enticing and sometimes the chilly temperatures make me want to hibernate on the couch...
When I signed up for the Brrrooklyn Hot Chocolate 10k about a month ago, I knew I wasn’t going to be in peak shape, but I figured it would 1) get me out of bed on a cold winter morning 2) give ...
So, after about a year hiatus, I got myself back to the indoor track last night. I usually have no problem running tempos. I’m pretty good at grinding out a steady 4-8 mile run, but fast interv...
Let’s talk about this week’s running for a moment. Side note: The best thing about having a blog is that I can be as narcissistic as I want. Anyway, the beginning of this week was light o...
I’m backkkk. And my goodness, after a long weekend away, returning to work yesterday was not easy. Before heading to my bus to Philadelphia on Saturday morning, I knocked out a quick-ish 10-mil...
If you’ve talked to me IRL (in real life) this week, you may have noticed that I’ve been in a funk. I don’t want to run, I don’t want to work, I don’t want to do laundry...
Allow me to begin my latest curmudgeonly guest post with a digression – or, as we call it in journalism, a heavily anecdotal lede. Between the ages of 12 and 19, I was paralyzingly in love with...
Sometimes I get emails or comments from blog readers thanking me for the healthy eating/nutrition advice. That usually makes me feel a little bit like a fraud. I mean sure, I like to cook healthy-ish...
“I’m not going to make it.” Those were the thoughts I had last night as my windy, 17-degree run turned me into an ice cube. “How will I last until May?” Is what ran thro...
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