by DawnMcGrath | Jun 20, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
The calendar page turned to June. With that, I expectantly turned to the road. Land running is all I have wanted since my injury in March. I anticipated a magical, self-propelled reunion with the soothing rhythm of my footfalls. Instead, I hit the road and tried to...
by DawnMcGrath | Mar 21, 2019 | Coach's Corner, Reaching to Run
Allow me to interrupt the series of posts where I have been retelling the story of my 2018 NYC Marathon experience to process the unfortunate circumstance of my first ever DNF on 3/9/19 at the Black Cat 10 Miler. SPLITS for the Black Cat My mind is swirling, and my...
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 | 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...
