Author Archives: Liz

Bucket List vs Lifestyle Changes

  When I was 49 I decided that if I didn’t start getting serious about my goals I might miss out on doing things that I spent a lot of my adult life wishing I had done. It was that … Continue reading

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Re-emerging from the Desert

I could spend a lot of time and space reviewing the fits and starts of my fitness journey over the past year and half; rationalizing and chatting about “re-booting”, injury recovery, feeling a lack of motivation but that would just … Continue reading

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My Inspiration and Hero

    I could not have felt more pride than I did on Sunday at the Provincetown Cares 5K. My 16-year-old nephew, Evan, had set a goal to win the whole race after last year’s age group win. As he and … Continue reading

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Finding My Groove

    It seems the year has a few different starting points. There is the traditional January 1-New Year’s Day-make all your resolutions start. Then there is the Sept 1-Back to School time where everyone seems to get back into … Continue reading

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Running Around Central Park

I have signed up for the MORE/Shape Half Marathon more times than I want to admit. Even the years when I was fully prepared to run a half the timing kept me from showing up. Usually it was just the complications … Continue reading

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Re-Booting: Starting again

          I’m not different than most. Sometimes I succeed at my goals and other times I crash and burn. It is easy in today’s social media dominated life to get caught up in other people’s successes. … Continue reading

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3 Fall Realizations

        It’s Fall now, officially. And while I love this season for its warm days and cool nights I am not crazy about the changing sun light hours. While my brain tells me I am motivated to … Continue reading

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The Big Re-Boot – 4 Realizations

I have little doubt that every athlete has a period of disillusionment Injury, sickness or life can erode the progress made in training. When things are going great it is easy to think falling behind in training will never happen … Continue reading

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Three Things I Learned in 2014

  Last February when I set out to create my race goals for 2014 I almost scared myself with my own ambition! I laid out my plan in my head then created a map of all the places and events … Continue reading

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Cape Cod Rail Trail

I might be one of the luckiest riders around. I get to train on one of the most beautiful trails in the Northeast; the Cape Cod Rail Trail. The trail begins in Dennis and winds its way up through Harwich, … Continue reading

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