A Burrito Blog:)
Well plans can change quickly in the life of an Elite Runner. Long term plans where just one or two small situations can change a whole season. And short term plans where things can change in the span of 2 or 3 days. As I said in my last blog, “Overcoming Boston,” there are some things that you just don’t see coming or could possibly plan for in life. So on a lighter note to everything that’s happened in the last week, signing up last minute for the Moe’s burrito 5k dash in Columbia S.C. on Saturday seemed like a fun way to keep running and racing light-hearted...
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Well I was just getting ready to post a blog on “The power of Cross Training while trying to maintain fitness as a runner,” but obviously there are way more important things going on right now. So many of us, whether in the running community or not, are heavy in heart. ”Run for your Life”, the store that I work at, posted this picture yesterday that hit me to my core. I’ve always had the mindset and faith to KNOW that this life we live is short, fragile and so uncertain. Just read some of my prior blogs to know that I do not believe that this our...
read morePre-Race Blog- Stephanie Pezz Pezzullo Rock n Roll New Orleans Half- Marathon
On the road again! Headed to the New Orleans Rock n Roll Half Marathon and I am excited for a variety of reasons! First and foremost, I have never been to New Orleans and actually will be staying in Louisiana for a couple days after the race because one of my former assistant soccer coaches from PSU lives there. It will be great to hang with her and her family and not have to hop on a plane immediately after. In addition, a few Team Alchemy/ Newton ambassadors, including the accomplished runner, and Doctor, Mark Cucuzzella will be there. They will be speaking, puttting on clinics,...
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Recently, I’ve run in a few races to kind of test the waters and see where I am at physically after the whole process of training for, racing in, and then recovering from my first marathon in Chicago. I honestly didn’t know what to expect and how my body would feel getting back to the shorter distances and higher intensities. But really, who does when coming off a Marathon, particularly your first one?? Because of my very low key 2 to 3 week break after Chicago, I knew racing a Half- Marathon so soon would be a gamble. But I wanted to experiment, see where I was at, and try to...
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CHICAGO MARATHON 10/7/12 Chicago Marathon Pre Race Interview; Newton-Team Alchemy As I was getting ready for bed the night before the Chicago Marathon, a couple thoughts ransacked my mind. Besides the thought of, “Oh my Gosh, tomorrow is the day I will run my first marathon and I have no idea what to expect”,…. I thought to myself that my last month had been really different. The crazy, non-stop, nomad lifestyle that I live and had always lived, had been pretty tamed. I didn’t have any stories about forgetting my Ipod on my car, running out of gas on the...
read moreCoach Mark Hadley- Chicago Marathon Pezz Blog
http://maximumperformancerunning.blogspot.com/2012/10/indomitable-spirit-pezzs-chicago-story.html Wednesday, October 10, 2012 Indomitable Spirit – Pezz’s Chicago Story Indomitable Spirit: a spirit which can not be subdued or defeated Stephanie “Pezz” Pezzullo I would like to share a story with you about the triumph of an athlete and how they got there over the course of a training year. I don’t share this because I happen to coach that athlete, but because she is a shining example of how hard/smart work, determination, belief and an indomitable spirit payed...
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