Today (April 1, 2017) marked the eleventh running of the Greater Hartford Quarter Marathon. It was super cold and windy with a generous helping of rain, sleet and snow. Of all the races I’ve directed (we’re now up to four a year), this one was the most challenging. To start things off, Ivy woke up …
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A lot of my life involves pictures. Pictures I take of Ivy. Family selfies of me, Ryan, Ivy and Owen Otter. Pictures to publicize races and events. And pictures others take of me. A few weeks ago, we had our #OwenOtter fundraiser at the Hooker Brewery. The event was a huge success and we raised …
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When I woke up on Monday morning (actually when I woke up for the second time — Ivy was up at 1:30 a.m. but I didn’t check my email during that particular late night frolic) I found the following note from my coach in my Training Peaks account: Did I read that correctly? Fourteen weeks …
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A favorite phrase of mine is that “proper prior planning prevents piss-poor performance.” This is a lesson that I should have remembered during the course of my foray at the Hyannis Half-Marathon this past weekend. As you can imagine by both the title of this entry and this opening, I did not. There’s a reason …
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Our efforts to raise funds for the Adirondack Medical Center in memory (and honor) of #OwenOtter continue (if you like to know more about Owen please check out our posts here and here)! So far, we’ve surpassed $2,000 in donations, but there’s a long way to go to hitting the magic $10,000 number by the time Ryan …
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Last week I ran. Twice. It wasn’t fast and it wasn’t pretty but it was without pain. About three weeks ago I learned that there were some not so awesome knee issues that showed up on my MRI. Based on how symptomatic I was (walking hurt, I was having trouble carrying Ivy around and stairs were …
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There are times where running feels like a complete slog. And then there are times where it feels completely effortless. More often than not, it ranges somewhere in the middle. Typically, with running shoes, you wind up with compromises in footwear design. You have shoes that are perfect for those slogging miles, but don’t hold …
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The last few weeks have been a holding pattern training wise (my knee surgery was re-scheduled for March 14th thanks to insurance so I’m only able to swim and gently bike at the moment). That coupled with a lot of stress at work and a baby with a nasty cold who can’t sleep through the night …
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As many of you know, Ryan is racing Ironman Lake Placid and raising $10,000 for the Adirondack Medical Center in honor of #OwenOtter. So far, we’ve surpassed $1,500 in donations, but there’s a long way to go. We’re holding a fundraiser at the Hooker Brewery on March 18, 2017 (tickets are $25 when purchased online and …
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As many of you know, I’m racing Ironman Lake Placid and raising $10,000 for the Adirondack Medical Center in honor of #OwenOtter. So far, we’ve surpassed $1,000 in donations, but there’s a long way to go. We’re holding a fundraiser at the Hooker Brewery on March 18, 2017 (tickets are $25 when purchased online and $30 …
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