Today's run (street): 4.5 miles I'll admit that I was nervous about today's run because I was concerned I'd struggle again...

Photo courtesy of Newsday My favorite thing about yesterday's race wasn't the PR, the medal or the feeling of crossing the lin...

I'll admit that I've assigned a lot more importance to this weekend's half marathon than is probably justified. After all, it...

Today's run (street): 2.5 miles Almost three years ago I published my first post on the Emerging Runner blog. The subject of the po...

I reached a point in both my runs this weekend where I thought "Gee, this is hard." But when I thought about it I couldn't re...

I enjoy talking to long term runners because it helps me set expectations for my own progress. I'm still a beginner who views a (comfort...