7 not-so-quick Hartford Half-Marathons
This weekend I will run my eighth Hartford Half-Marathon, my tenth halffy over-all. After a dismal start to my half-marathoning career at the New Bedford Half-Marathon on a brutal wintry […]
training
friends, Health, liturgical calendar, religion, training
Body and Soul
Four summers ago I had a wonderful morning routine. I would rise at dawn and jump on my bike to ride 25 minutes to another neighborhood of the city where
Blood, memories and shame (I can keep running)
I never look behind me when I’m racing. I made that promise to myself during my first half-marathon. Chubby, un-athletic, and clad in bulky winter clothes that didn’t do me
food, gender, running, training
The Bargain Women Make (or why my heart won’t let me diet)
I have always been unhappy with my weight. Maybe always is a strong term. Until I got to college I didn’t think much about it, and happily porked out during