by DawnMcGrath | Aug 13, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
“Running on the Earth is punishing. Running on the moon… not so much.” This was the quote that greeted me as I prepared for my first run on the Alter-G treadmill. I am not sure that I would call this alien landscape a pleasure. However, I am grateful to this...
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 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...
