Running – Page 2 – Kristen Farrell

Two Days Until Race Day: 2015 New York City Half Marathon

Race day is Sunday. I trained for 12 weeks: running, speed work and strength exercises. All I have left to do is rest, stretch and run the streets of Manhattan! Here’s the debut of my race outfit: shorts, a long sleeves shirt and my American Cancer Society t-shirt. From the beginning, for me, this race […]

Lesson # 15: Listen to your body

The human body is a curious specimen. Until recently, I rarely saw my body other than my physical nature: my hair; my arm; my leg; my toe. Yet, the human body is something much more than limbs and extremities. It is our best friend; our significant other; the being that knows us best. Lesson # […]

Running Philly: My First Half Marathon

I set a number of goals to achieve in 2014. Running a half marathon was not one of them. In January, my focus was to complete my master’s degree program. In April, after Jonathan proposed, new priorities were planning a wedding and building a new life with my husband-to-be. It wasn’t until July when the […]