Marathon Tapering Tips + Week 12 Boston Marathon Training

With exactly three weeks to go until race day, we have entered one of my least favorite parts about training: the taper.   The point of marathon tapering, or any tapering in general, is to give the body rest and reduce the fatigue of training in order to be at peak

Monday Motivation + Week 11 Boston Training

  I have two inspiring quotes about running for your Monday Motivation.  The first comes from Running on Om’s host, Julia Hanlon, during her most recent interview with Devon Yanko.   “Running is a creative endeavor: it’s accessing the mind-body-spirit connection, it’s expressing your joy and your talent and your

What Running is for Me + Week 10 Boston Marathon Training

I came across a quote this week that really made me think:   “Running isn’t a sport for pretty boys…It’s about the sweat in your hair and the blisters on your feet. It’s the frozen spit on your chin and the nausea in your gut. It’s about throbbing calves and