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• New Opportunity - Long Island Marathon
  on Jan 5, 2013
  There is much more to come in the next few days, weeks and months. But here's a primer, I'm back. That's right. I'm on my way back to finding what makes me tick, what helps me manage my stress - what had become part of my identity. With encouragemen...
• The Fall…From Fitness
  on Feb 21, 2012 in recovery comeback ING NYC Marathon
  Almost four months. That is how long it has been since I last posted. Did you miss me? Part of my absence has to do with some post-NYC Marathon blues. The other part has EVERYTHING to do with the fact that I have fallen from fitness. It’s not my...
• Monument(al) Run
  on Oct 28, 2011 in marathon stats work run training preparedness ING NYC Marathon
  It has been a few since my last post - work and life interrupted me being able to post. It didn't stop me from running, though. In fact, over the last 13 days, I have run just over 64 miles at an average pace of 8:34 min/mile and an average HR of 134...
• Beating the St. Louis Blues
  on Oct 15, 2011 in work run training ING NYC Marathon
  At the beginning of the week, I was off to St. Louis for some much needed management training. You know the place, the Gateway to the West... It was a great trip. Joining more than 50 of my colleagues from around the country, Mexico...
• Mental & Physical Preparedness
  on Oct 3, 2011 in marathon Umstead State Park preparedness inspiration motivation ING NYC Marathon
  "Luck is for people who don't prepare." - unknown I can't think of a more supportive quote for today's post. I can say that because I know that I am well on my way to being fully prepared for the upcoming ING NYC Marathon. It is a mere 33 days and s...
• Long Run Mistakes
  on Sep 28, 2011 in stats training ING NYC Marathon
  In thinking about this weekend's upcoming 20-miler, I came across an article that I'd read before over on Active, "7 Mistakes to Avoid on Your Long Runs," by Coach Jenny Hadfield. I believe that the article, overall, is targeted more toward beginner...
• American Tobacco Trail...and Snakes!
  on Sep 26, 2011 in marathon training snakes American Tobacco Trail
  Per my ING NYC Marathon training guide that I wrote, this week was a back-down week for me. My long run was supposed to be an easy 13 miles. Unfortunately, I overslept (mistake 1) on Sunday morning. After a good breakfast, I decided to drive over to...
• A Blessed Weekend
  on Sep 22, 2011 in 5k stats ING NYC Marathon
  This past weekend I was back home in Western Massachusetts. I couldn't have asked for a better homecoming. The weekend with Kerry was great. The highlight...going to church together! I had no idea that going to church alone could be so lonely after g...
• Newton MV2 - My First Thoughts
  on Sep 14, 2011 in Road Runner Sports Newton Running product review
  I tweeted yesterday about how I was excited to have received my new Newton MV2s from Road Runner Sports (my favorite place to get shoes and gear). It took some serious restraint to not blow off my scheduled rest day and lace 'em up for a test run as...
• Two-Twelve: Adding the Extra Degree
  on Sep 12, 2011 in inspiration motivation
  "The only thing that stands between a person and what they want in life is the will to try it and the faith to believe it is possible." - Rich DeVos Motivation. We all get it from somewhere...from someone. Often, we (and I mean endurance athletes) ha...
• Meeting New People
  on Sep 1, 2011
  Moving to a new town, full of new faces and places to explore, is exciting. Moving away from your comfort zone, far from your training partners and favorite runs/rides, is sad. To make it somewhat tolerable, okay, to make it fun and to find new folk...
• Gone to Carolina...
  on Aug 31, 2011 in comeback
  Shooter Jennings sings,  Every time I think I smell that sweet southern rainIt takes me to a station on the long black trainI wanna hear the wind blow and feel the earth move below meDespite of all the good times, I gotta rest my soulSo I'm gone...
• Key Bank Vermont City Marathon 2011
  on Jun 3, 2011
  Last Sunday, the 29th of May, I finished my second open marathon - the Vermont City Marathon in Burlington, VT.  It was hot, humid and, by the time we reached mile 20, the signs posted at the aid stations read, Caution - High Risk. While th...
• Centering - Year of the Run
  on Apr 25, 2011
  My multisport journey is not over...I am just taking a break.  Does that mean I'm done training completely?  Absolutely not.  In fact, my training is just going to shift somewhat.  I have decided that 2011 is the year of the...
• Business Embraces Cyclists
  on Mar 14, 2011
  I love where I live.  The Hilltowns of Western Massachusetts provide some of the best cycling routes I've ever experienced.  They take you through and past farmland, challenge you with some heavy rollers and, best of all, let you ride in an...
• Tuesday Ramblings
  on Mar 8, 2011
  Hello, February?  Where did you go?  After coming back from a fun ING Miami Half Marathon vacation, I have been incredibly absent from my blog.  Maybe it was the ever-growing snowpack on my front lawn or the fact that I changed gyms…...
• Run Famous
  on Jan 27, 2011
  Well, I have had a great...and I mean GREAT week of training.  It has all been on the treadmill with some stretching and foam rollering, but it has been awesome.  All of it has led me to believe that I am going to have a good, fun race.&n...
• The 8th Wonder of the World - Balega Running Socks
  on Jan 20, 2011
  For Christmas, my niece and nephew gave me an endurance basket.  It was AWESOME.  It included a number of CLIF BAR bars, CLIF SHOT BLOKS, an iTunes Gift Card (for days at the gym) and a pair of the most perfect running socks in the world -...
• Don't call it a comeback...or do, cause it is!
  on Jan 19, 2011
  Hello, Reckless Abandon...hello, friends.  It has been awhile.  I have come to find out, modifying a quote from Fat Bastard..."The more I train, the more I post to the blog.  The more I post to the blog, the more I train."  This b...
• Winner - Trizophrenia
  on Jan 7, 2011
  Well, the first giveaway ever on Reckless Abandon is over.  Congratulations, Allison from Just Tri and Finish. You are the proud new owner of a previously read copy of Trizophrenia.  It is a great read.  I'll shoot you an email shortl...

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