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Boston Marathon 2023

127th Boston Marathon. Monday April 17, 2023. The 10 year anniversary of the Boston bombing in 2013. I had to come back for this last run from Hopkinton to Boston. This would be Boston #12 which includs the COVID virtual run of 2020. I wasn't able to run last year, 2022, which broke my streak due to a piriformis issue. That was tough because we came to the city anyway and I ran the 5K. I loved being present with all the energy but come Monday when I stood at the top of Hereford and watched finishers run in, it [...]

By Joanne|2023-04-21T13:33:34-04:00April 21, 2023|nutrition, Races, Running|Comments Off

Florida Half Marathon 2023

It has been a while since my last post. I have been wrestling with piriformis syndrome for a year now. It didn't stop me completely, I wouldn't let it. Although I had to stop running for several weeks then took all summer to ease into a run-walk scenario. Suprisingly, that was very enjoyable. I gradually increased my run time while decreasing walk time over several months and still racked up the miles, sometimes 18 miles for my morning workout. Rember "things take time". When October rolled around, I had created a solid base for Boston marathon training in April 2023. [...]

By Joanne|2023-02-22T14:52:19-05:00February 22, 2023|Races, Running|Comments Off

A1A Half Marathon in Lauderdale

A mid February training marathon would be perfect to get ready for Boston 2022. It didn't work out that way. After running the Houston marathon in January, my left hamstring never recovered. In fact, the more I ran, easy or hard, the worse it got. The morning of this race in Fort Lauderdale, FL I was sure it would be a slow run and thanked my stars that two weeks earlier I had switched from the FULL marathon down to the half. The temperatures were warm but not unbearable. I wasn't stressed out nor nervous about this race because I [...]

By Joanne|2022-03-11T16:57:37-05:00March 11, 2022|Races, Running|Comments Off

2022 Chevron Houston Marathon

We needed to get out of the New York winter so we headed to Houston, Texas for the 50th Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Half Marathon January 16, 2022. I ran the full, Ted participated in the half. Ted’s first half marathon since, well, years ago! There were mental hurdles I just couldn’t overcome leading into this race. Boston was held in October this year due to COVID and I came out of that with a PR. I was hoping for another PR on Houston’s flat course. After weeks into training and doing only 15 miles for my long runs, [...]

By Joanne|2022-01-24T09:35:21-05:00January 20, 2022|Races, Running|Comments Off

2021 Stockade-athon 15K Road Race

Quite unusual for me, I was excited to run this race. Typically anxiety gets the better of me and the days leading up to race day are filled with dread and regret. This race was different. Sure, there was nervous anxiety but it was coupled with waves of excitement. Here's how this race went starting from the Saturday before race day. Saturday morning at 7 am I went for a 4.2 mile, or 35 minute, shake out run that consisted of 20 minutes easy and 3 x 40 second 5K paced strides with 80 second recovery. The weather was representative [...]

By Joanne|2021-11-16T15:56:36-05:00November 16, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off

Boston Marathon 2021 #Runto125

So excited to get back to Boston! This would be my 10th time running the course from Hopkinton to Boston. I began the journey in 2011 and have qualified every year since. There was that hiccup in 2020 due to Covid but I ran virtually keeping my streak alive. 11 Boston marathons in the books and this is how 2021 went. Spoiler alert: Better than expected. We came into Boston on the Friday this year making our usual stop at Morse Tavern for lunch but not so usual as we didn't drive the course into the city. After 10 times, [...]

By Joanne|2021-10-13T18:21:44-04:00October 13, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off