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Tag: marathon
30 Cups of Tea
Today I’m back to the office. I managed a 7.91 mile run on Sunday and it felt pretty good. Somewhere along the way I managed to pick up a stomach bug and spent all of Monday on the sofa doing nothing. Just getting up for a glass of water was a challenge. I took Tuesday off…
Road to Boston Continues
My Road to Boston continues I had my second appointment with my physical therapist and she said I could start running again! She had me run on the treadmill for about 10 minutes and I didn’t have any pain. While I was running and walking at various speeds she checked my cadence and my arm…
Being Flexible
Being flexible was the theme of BAA’s recent Clinic Many runners sustain injuries while training for a marathon, especially their first marathon. At the Boston Athletic Association’s recent Runner’s Clinic they discussed the importance of being flexible with your training plan and your race goal. It’s not always an injury that forces us to be…
BAA Baggage policy update
At the recent Boston Marathon Training Clinic, Executive Director Thomas Grilk mentioned the new bag policy for 2014. He said that “there will be no bags going into Hopkinton this year”. I was shocked by this statement and what it meant. I wrote to Marc Davis, the BAA’s Communications Manager, for clarification. Marc said that…
No bags, no worries
I was surprised by the total lack of reaction to the BAA’s announcement about no bags. Was I the last person to hear about this? Or is no one concerned because they are not running Boston this year?
BAA announcement
The BAA held the first of three “Runners Clinics” Monday night in Boston. This was the first time I’ve attended a BAA clinic. Getting into and navigating Boston is too much of a hassle. With my knee injury I hoped to get some expert advice. In the back of my mind I’m still thinking bad things.…