A goal without a plan is just a wish. It’s that time of year. The time when we reflect and reminisce over the last 365 days and conjure a list of goals and aspirations for the coming 365. This is the time where our hope for the future is as strong and resolute as it ever willContinue reading “Better than the Last”
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Return to Racing
Race Reflections: Racing in a COVID World Two months ago I ran what was only my second race of 2020. In the now strange to contemplate alternate reality where life went according to plan – the one where the world wasn’t overtaken by a deadly pandemic – upon arriving at the halfway point of theContinue reading “Return to Racing”
Greater NYC Races
Past Races July 18, 2020 Rockapulco Runs 5k and Half Marathon, Rockaway Beach, Queens, NYAugust 27, 2020 NYCRuns Lousy Shirt Race, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NYAugust 29, 2020 Druthers Helderburg to Hudson Half, Albany, NYSeptember 11-12, 2020 Old Forge Marathon & Half, Old Forge, NYSeptember 17, 2020 Running is Back 5k Series, Liberty State Park, JerseyContinue reading “Greater NYC Races”
Summer Running
Summer is officially here and with it comes those dreaded salty, sweaty, fatigue inducing runs. You may feel drained more easily these days. You may find you can’t hit the same paces you could a month ago. You may begin to wonder why you’re running in the first place when you could instead be sittingContinue reading “Summer Running”
The Air We Breathe
Initially I had no intention of weighing in on covid precautions and outdoor exercise. After all I’m not a scientist, epidemiologist, virologist or medical doctor. I do not have a background in public health. I make no claims to be an expert or specifically educated in any of those fields. However, I feel the needContinue reading “The Air We Breathe”
The Boston Question
Ever since the cancellation of the Tokyo Marathon in mid February, marathoners have been deluged with such notices from other races, coupled with plenty of postponements from the spring to the fall season. Second only to the question of when will races return, the nagging thought most on runners minds is, what will all thisContinue reading “The Boston Question”
The World’s Marathon
No doubt you’ve heard the phrase, its a marathon not a sprint. The analogy fits in many different contexts, shorthand for you’re in for a long haul. Well what the world is facing in the corona virus is a marathon. Its a marathon that no one registered for, but which we’re all entered into regardless.Continue reading “The World’s Marathon”
Coach Kristyn R. Smith 