Back in November of 2015 I wrote a post, titled “First and Last in 2016,” and in it, I was already calling 2016, “The Year of the Ultras.” It felt very strange reading this old post because while some things turned out slightly differently than how I imagined, I’m amazed at how much 2016 actually panned out.
Tag: us olympic marathon trials
spectating the u.s. olympic marathon trials
When I started last week’s training I was definitely concerned about the foreseeable lack of foot work due to a busy week ahead of me. As I planned my week I made sure I was honest with myself and didn’t mark down training days I knew deep down I wouldn’t fulfill. For example, scheduling a 12 mile run…
a challenging week
If I were to choose one word to describe my running week so far, it would be: Challenging. The funny thing is, this week isn’t even over with yet! When I started coming up with a plan of how my training was going to look like this week, I imagined me hitting all the right notes and making my…