This pandemic is a race we never signed up for. There are no mile markers, no aid stations, no smiling faces cheering from the sidelines. There’s no medal for us waiting at the end. And most importantly, we aren’t sure where the finish line is.
The Upside
The upside has also meant running a lot again. Like many of you, I do it for my sanity, my health and my opportunity to be alone. The Live Give Run virtual race forced me to stretch my distance a bit and since I have slowed down, a half marathon in Towson would not do. Last Saturday I told Kara I was running to the Locust Point store and asked if she could pick me up there. She said she would. It was a little on the cool and windy side but I was committed. I had a ride.
What We Feel as Coaches when Races & Training are Cancelled
“Coach….what do I do now?”
As a coach I have received this text, email, and voicemail every day for the past few weeks. With race after race being cancelled from March through May and beyond, runners are in a quandary of what is next. And coaches are asking the same thing, “Is this really happening?”
You Cannot Teach the Teacher - Thoughts from the Long Run
Rolling with the Running Tide of 2019
A few years ago I found myself swallowed up by a running tide. I was running all the time. Every race. Every training group. I was exactly where I needed to be. Fit and fast (well my version of fast). This past year, there was no similar tide. No races, no running, no training. I wondered if I had let something go. Had I neglected a key element in life?
