Tag: half-marathon

  • Day 261 | Achieving the Goal

    Day 261 | Achieving the Goal

    Today was the day. The half-marathon. I set this goal at the beginning of the year. I had no idea when I set that goal that I was going to have any other obstacles in my way other than have to train my body to be able to run 13.1 miles. What I didn’t expect […]

  • Day 260 | Disturbing News the Day Before the Race

    A few minutes after I arrived at work this morning, I got a phone call from my doctors office. I had taken a follow up blood test on Wednesday and told them not to expedite the results (because I have to pay for the extra costs) since I knew what the results were going to […]

  • Day 214 | Running Has Changed Me

    I have been on a plateau for a really long time now.  I was depressed about it for a while and started to feel a bit hopeless.  But then I decided that there must be a way to bust through it.  I just needed to get refocused and not lose sight of my goal. I […]

  • Day 189 | New Goal New Focus

    My 40th birthday came and went this month without much fanfare.  I am well on my way to achieving my goal of being thin but I didn’t hit the date I had in my mind (my actual birthday).  I have been a bit down about it for the last few weeks but now I’ve decided […]

  • Day 78 | Upcoming Race Season

    Here in New England, it seems that the race season is beginning.   Right now I’m planning on running at least 2 5Ks, 2 10Ks and hopefully one half marathon this year.  I have all of the races picked out and some I’m even already entered into, except for the half marathon. A half marathon is […]