As my long runs get even longer, two questions keep coming back to me: “How can I do this without injuring myself?” and “What in the world am I going to do once this is over?”

For me, the answer to both right now is in cross-training. Read More

It is exactly 67 days until I run my first marathon in Baltimore, and I’m very excited, but I also know that as the countdown keeps creeping along I’m going to have to keep working harder and adjusting the plan to prepare for the challenges I’ll probably run into along the way. I haven’t been running very long (two years in August), so I’m trying to set reasonable goals. Here are some of the ones I’ve decided on so far: Read More