Marathons are tough. Being a parent is tougher—and in my opinion, it’s not even close.
marathon training
It’s Week 1 of Marathon Training and Everything Already Hurts
Last year, I couldn’t wait to start training for the New York City Marathon. Each time someone asked me how I was feeling, I’d say something along the lines of, “I just spent hundreds of dollars on shoes, energy gels, and compression socks! I’m so excited for the first 20-mile long run!” This past Monday, […]
Is It a Running Belt, or Is It Just a Fanny Pack?
Like most teenagers, I tried so hard to be cool in high school. So if you had told me that I’d own multiple running fanny packs as an adult, I bet my response would have been a quote from a dumb song about being young forever. Then, I would have asked you to delete my phone […]
5 Thoughts That I Had During My Weekend Long Run
I’m not going to lie—I had very little motivation to do anything resembling long distance running training last Saturday. To start the day, Jess made waffles. Not long after that, I settled into a very long session of MLB The Show 17 on the PS4. In that world, I’m the 6’5 starting second baseman for […]
