by DawnMcGrath | Feb 26, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
It is 9:45 am. I am waiting, with the rest of wave one, at the foot of the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge on Staten Island. Mother nature blessed us with partly cloudy skies, low winds, and temps in the mid-40s for the start. The positive energy is electric, like a current...
by DawnMcGrath | Feb 22, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
The NYC Marathon was like a massive dose of exposure therapy for me. Some of you with anxiety may read this and think, “Why would you do this to yourself?” Some of you without anxiety may read this and think, “What the heck are you so worried about?” Either way,...
by DawnMcGrath | Feb 9, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
I set my “A” goal in March 2018: to run the NYC Marathon on November 4, 2018, in 3:20. At this point, it was too early to begin specialized workouts for a race that was almost eight months away. However, it was time to get serious about building my...
by DawnMcGrath | Jan 14, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
Today I claimed my guaranteed entry for the 2019 NYC Marathon. I earned this by qualifying in New York during the 2018 race with a time of 3:18. To qualify for guaranteed entry into the NYC Marathon as a 42-year-old female, you have to run a 3:25 or faster. While at...
by DawnMcGrath | Jan 5, 2019 | Coach's Corner
Anxiety and depression suck. If you struggle with either regularly, then you are stronger than you think. I applaud your efforts and believe that your endurance is mighty. I am speaking to anyone who is reading this and finds relevance in these words. I am also...
by DawnMcGrath | Dec 28, 2018 | Coach's Corner
December is here and with it the countdown to 2019. As the new year approaches, many of us will take stock in what we have accomplished and what we’d like to see happen in the future. Hence, the NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION. However, statistics show that as little as 8% of...
