Not a Race: 2021 Bronx 10 Mile Race Recap

Finally! The Bronx 10M.

I was signed up for the Bronx 10 Mile in 2019, but my feet hurt (my long bout of plantar fasciitis had started just a couple of weeks earlier) so I didn’t run. Instead, I showed up with my camera and took some photos of fellow Harriers.

This year, I was good to go. Even if my dog wasn’t impressed.

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 10

Week 10 of my 17-week training block: I’m now past the halfway point, so things are starting to get real.

Climbing Back: 2021 Cow Harbor 10K Race Recap

I was thrilled to return to my hometown of Northport, Long Island for this year’s Cow Harbor 10K. I was thrilled my favorite in-person race was back. I was thrilled just to be able to run.

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 9

In a 17-week training block, week 9 is the halfway point.

This means I am halfway through my training block for the NYC Marathon.

[gulp]

7-Minute Surprise: 2021 5th Avenue Mile Race Recap

Sorry for the spoiler in the title, but yes, I ran a 7-minute mile at the 2021 New Balance 5th Avenue Mile. Feel free to stop reading now if you want!

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 8

Week 8 was decent! I feel like I’m slowly climbing out of whatever running hole I fell into. Here’s hoping I stay out.

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 7

Overall, week 7 of marathon training had a nice upward trajectory: iffy at the start, with me questioning my ability to run not only this marathon but at all, ever again; ending much better, with me only questioning other mysteries of life (what am I doing? why am I here? is time travel possible yet because I’d love a second chance at some stuff?).

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 6

No running took place in week 6.

While I did make an attempt on Sunday after I took the below photo (in light rain, which I genuinely love to run in), I didn’t get more than a few seconds in before calling it off. My right heel still hurt too much, for reasons I still don’t understand.

Back At It: 2021 Retro 4-Miler Race Recap

I have not written a race recap since April 2020. Remember April 2020? Let’s not try.

2021 NYC Marathon Training: Week 5

And then there was week 5.

Week 5 started out shaky, had a promising middle, and ended terribly. I suppose “terribly” is relative. I’m not injured, I can walk with zero issues, I still have food to eat and a roof over my head, and I think I’m mentally sound (although this is questionable). As far as marathon training goes, it was not a great week.