Run All the Places

One year ago, Shalane Flanagan made history by ending the 40 year drought for women in the New York marathon. I was watching it on my phone while I was at brunch with friends. Yes, it is rude to be on your phone while at a restaurant, but this was history! My favorite part was when one of the commentators pointed out her determination to get to the finish line. Since she made the move to first, she did not look back once. He said "everything you want is in front of you." All the setbacks and the years of hard work, all of it was in front of her at the finish line. She was not going to celebrate or look back until she crossed that line. A year later and I am now 5 days out from running the New York marathon. This will be my 10th marathon and as many who know me are aware I am running this marathon in honor of my Nana with Team Fox. My Nana who was originally from New York, suffered from Parkinson's disease the last years of her life. She fought it until the end with ...

I am 33 days out from marathon 10. I have been here plenty of times before, but I have never trained as hard. This marathon cycle I decided to follow a plan that I have been considering for years, but I have been too scared or let's be honest lazy to commit to. After Desi crossed the line at Boston in first place this year, ending the 33 year drought for American women, I decided I am all in for the Hanson's marathon plan. To understand the training plan I chose, here is a little background on the Hanson Bros and their marathon method:  Kevin and Keith Hanson are brothers from Michigan who have designed a marathon training program based on the philosophy that no one workout is more important than the another. The Hanson method also does not call for any 20 mile runs because it puts too much emphasis on one workout. They believe a runner shouldn't do 40% of their mileage in one run.The brothers' plan has proven to be successful through their elite program the Han...