Dear Melissa, You’ve often said that there are days where running just sucks. Then there are days where the run seems almost magical. Today, March 23, 2019, was one of the latter. For whatever reason, everything just clicked. All of your muscles and joints seemed to work in perfect harmony. You tackled the hills like …
Month: March 2019
Race Recap: St. Paddy’s Day Run
Saturday, March 16 marked my first half marathon of 2019. It was also a chance to see how my knee, still not quite 100%, would do with the 13.1 distance. For my inaugural race of the year, I ran the St. Paddy's Day Run in Tacoma, Washington, presented by the Tacoma City Marathon Association (TCMA). …
There will be bad days
The first five miles today were tough. The last mile was pure torture. My legs felt like someone hollowed out tree trunks and filled them with lead (I'm guessing/hoping it's left over from Monday's long run). At mile two, I didn't think I was going to be able to finish. But I told myself, "one …
Impractical Runner 