#30DaysToBoston Category
#racedayshirt #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
“As badly as I want a medal, I know there is a lot of luck involved in that. I want to put myself in position to be in the top three, give it my all and hope luck comes my way.” Kara Goucher ~ Day Twenty-six: Thursday, April 11, 2013 #racedayshirt #4DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Don’t […]
#runfriends #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 10, 2013 5 Comments
“Friendships born on the field of athletic strife are the real gold of competition. Awards become corroded, friends gather no dust.” Jesse Owens ~ Day Twenty-five: Wednesday, April 10, 2013 #runfriends #5DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge From 2012 New York City Marathon training: Jess, Gia, Meggie, Jocelyn, Ashley
#gear #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 9, 2013 Leave a Comment
“Running! If there’s any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can’t think of what it might be.” Joyce Carol Oates ~ Day Twenty-four: Tuesday, April 9, 2013 #gear #6DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge For today’s 22-miler.
#dontlikethis #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 8, 2013 1 Comment
“If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” Maya Angelou ~ Day Twenty-three: Monday, April 8, 2013 #dontlikethis #7DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Next up: Taper Madness
#crosstrain #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 7, 2013 2 Comments
“The world is the great gymnasium where we come to make ourselves strong.” Swami Vivekananda ~ Day Twenty-two: Sunday, April 7, 2013 #crosstrain #8DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge
#feet #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 6, 2013 1 Comment
“Power and speed be hands and feet.” Ralph Waldo Emerson ~ Day Twenty-one: Saturday, April 6, 2013 #feet #9DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Runner’s feet: blistered, half-missing toenail, in dire need of a pedicure. Just how they’re meant to be.
#smelly #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 5, 2013 1 Comment
“Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.” Iris Murdoch ~ Day Twenty: Friday, April 5, 2013 #smelly #10DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Old Chucks and running shoes: the aroma of thousands of miles. Or, so I imagine.
#lovethis #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 4, 2013 Leave a Comment
“I don’t know about you, but every time some joker points me out as I walk through an airport wearing extra-small Dolfin shorts, a tank top and leg warmers, I get a little upset.” Richard Simmons ~ Day Nineteen: Thursday, April 4, 2013 #lovethis #11DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Anyone who runs with me knows, I love […]
#fuel #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
“I am building a fire, and everyday I train, I add more fuel. At just the right moment, I light the match.” Mia Hamm ~ Day Eighteen: Wednesday, April 3, 2013 #fuel #12DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Thank you, Eugene Marathon, for the surprise package! Adding fuel to the fire: #BQorBUST
#taper #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 2, 2013 2 Comments
“A wise man once said, ‘Trust your taper.’” Unknown ~ Day Seventeen: Tuesday, April 2, 2013 #taper #13DaysToBoston #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Taper’s not happening until this bad boy is run.
#crosstrain #30DaysToBoston
Posted on April 1, 2013 Leave a Comment
“We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves strong. The amount of work is the same.” Carlos Castaneda ~ Day Sixteen: Monday, April 1, 2013 #crosstrain #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge
#eattoday #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 31, 2013 2 Comments
“For me a day without training is like a day without eating.” Haile Gebrselassie ~ Day Fifteen: Sunday, March 31, 2013 #eattoday #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Okay, not really. What I ate in actuality wasn’t much healthier, however, even by vegetarian standards.
#reward #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 30, 2013 3 Comments
“Effort only fully releases its reward after a person refuses to quit.” Napoleon Hill ~ Day Fourteen: Saturday, March 30, 2013 #reward #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge My biggest reward is seeing progress. First 20-miler in 2011 for NYC Marathon vs today’s 20.15 miler for Eugene Marathon. Running 1:14 min/mi faster now on my long training runs. #BostonBound
#motivate #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 29, 2013 1 Comment
“All great achievements require time.” Maya Angelou ~ Day Thirteen: Friday, March 29, 2013 #motivate #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge The original: my “Boston Bound” Say It Do It bracelet by Erica Sara Designs.
#early #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 28, 2013 1 Comment
“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.” Norman Maclean ~ Day Twelve: Thursday, March 28, 2013 #early #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Too pretty to convert to black and white. Sunrise over NoHo on my way to spin class.
#pain #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 27, 2013 Leave a Comment
“To keep from decaying, to be a winner, the athlete must accept pain–not only accept it, but look for it, live with it, learn not to fear it.” Dr. George Sheehan ~ Day Eleven: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 #pain #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Physical and emotional pain: crossing Pensacola Marathon finish line with a stress fractured foot […]
#sweat #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 26, 2013 Leave a Comment
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.” Winston Churchill Day Ten: Tuesday, March 26, 2013 #sweat #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge
#distance #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 25, 2013 Leave a Comment
“If you’re not pushing yourself beyond the comfort zone, if you’re not demanding more from yourself – expanding and learning as you go – you’re choosing a numb existence. You’re denying yourself an extraordinary trip.” Dean Karnazes Day Nine: Monday, March 25, 2013 #distance #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Route of the 22-mile NYC Marathon training run that […]
#lovedones #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 24, 2013 Leave a Comment
“Grown-ups never understand anything by themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry Day Eight: Sunday, March 24, 2013 #lovedones #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge
#longrun #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 23, 2013 Leave a Comment
“Running long offers a dress rehearsal. Running long teaches the stress of lifting feet 5,000 times per hour. Running long builds confidence.” Hal Higdon Day Seven: Saturday, March 23, 2013 #longrun #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge 13.1 New York Half Marathon as goal marathon pace training run.
#playlist #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 22, 2013 2 Comments
“Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.” Frank Zappa Day Six: Friday, March 22, 2013 #playlist #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge I don’t really run with music unless I’m stuck on the treadmill. But I do have a playlist called Intervals with Ke$ha & Katy Perry to Phish, Mumford, and Beck. Playlist: All the Right Moves […]
#snack #30DaysToBoston
Posted on March 21, 2013 Leave a Comment
“We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are.” Adelle Davis Day Five: Thursday, March 21, 2013 #snack #30DaysToBoston #photochallenge Generation UCAN: fuels my workouts, my races, and sometimes my life!
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