Tag Archives: cross training
What it feels like to be a triathlete
10 things I love about swimming
The name of the blog might be Pattie Runs, but for the past four weeks, there has been no running. I did try it out on Monday night. Without the ace bandage, because I think that was making it worse, not better. It was better in the sense that I didn’t feel this automatic pinching […]
I did it — signed up for the second fall marathon
So, I did it yesterday. I signed up for my second fall marathon — the Maine Marathon, the first one I ever did last year. I knew it was what I wanted to do, but I put off making the decision. I was oscillating between working hard at a better time or working hard at […]
The blood, the sweat and the beers
Oh, so much to say. If the last post seemed better … composed … than the usual blog post, it’s because I was also writing it to run in the paper. Have I mentioned that I have the best job ever? OK, I’m not a full-time blogger, but it’s not so bad when I get […]
Tough Mountain Challenge Race Report
You don’t know the draw of an obstacle course race until you’ve done one. I certainly didn’t before Saturday’s Tough Mountain Challenge. I got into running a few years ago and have done a dozen road races since. Other races are about testing your endurance over a fixed distance. They’re about achieving personal records and […]
How to burn 800 calories in 30 minutes
The difference is cross-training
Taper time is almost done. The Sugarloaf Marathon is next week. I’d been feeling down about my training, as you know, and I actually have been interpreting the past week more like, “oh shit, did I really work hard enough during this last cycle?” and less like “oh thank God this event is finally here.” […]