From 4:53:41 to 3:09:59 Running fast has never come easily to me.  When I qualified for the Boston Marathon two weeks ago with a time of 3:09:59, it was the culmination of six marathons and seven years of trying.  And a far cry from the arduous four hours and 53 minutes that it took me…

Holy F I got busy!  Between schoolwork, more schoolwork, and getting ready for the trip to upstate New York for the marathon, yesterday was one of those days where every single waking minute was accounted for. The result — no blog post and a track workout in the dark.  Literally, the dark.  The hour between…

In every way but one, my 10-mile run at Boston-qualifying pace yesterday was the same as so many others I've done.  The lone difference — I was on the juice. The juice, in this case, was yerba mate, a South American plant whose leaves are used to make an herbal tea with caffeine content similar…

Well, it's taper time.  Only 13 days left until my marathon.  I took it easy this weekend with a fast six-mile run on the trail near my house.  There are still a few decent workouts scheduled for the remainder of my training, including a 10-miler at qualifying pace, but nothing even close to what I've…