Author Archives: sara

mcdonald’s, being the go-to healthy food provider for most serious athletes, has partnered with the rock-n-rock  marathon series. no, i’m not kidding.  mcdonald’s is sponsoring a marathon series. which further proves that marathoning (particularly half-marathons) has gone from an event … Continue reading →

did i run boston? people have asked. as of last friday morning, i hadn’t decided whether i would run or simply spectate. i registered for the 2012 boston marathon in september of 2011. unfortunately, in the current day of sold … Continue reading →

A debate circled one of my running Google groups (Sugarloaf Mountain Athletic Club members) this week regarding the accuracy of GPS watches.  The debate started because a runner clocked a certified race course with his GPS and the GPS came … Continue reading →

helping me get out the day on this cold, raw day: good luck to everyone out there putting in their last long run before boston.

The Boston Marathon is getting faster!   The BAA posted the breakouts of the Waves.   Here are the comparisons from last year to this year:  2011 Break between Wave 1 and 2 – 3:22:41 2011 Break between Wave 2 and … Continue reading →

i have been running in the harsh new england winters for a few years and have developed many survival techniques along the way. these techniques have become second nature to me, so i often forget that they are not always … Continue reading →

this month’s running times featured an article about runner jenny barringer simpson.  in the article simpson mentioned the quote above which was from cs lewis’s screwtape letters.  since reading the quote, i have been pondering its meaning and what it … Continue reading →

The new Running Times showed up in the mail yesterday telling me how to run a 2:03 marathon. No biggie. All the kids are doing it these days!

  i love winter.  and even though i complain about the challenges of training through the winter, i love getting outside and running in the snow. today was the first time this season i was able to run in the … Continue reading →

for new year’s day, i took toby up his namesake peak, mt toby.  the vet said i needed to keep his mileage around 6 miles and stick to the trails.  since the 10 month old pup is still growing, his … Continue reading →