You can only run two marathons in a year. One in the fall. One in the spring. That’s what I was told when I started running them. Like the 10 percent rule, it’s one of the foundational myths of running. And as a Type A rule-follower, I was inclined to listen. …
Tia Stone is an incredibly accomplished runner in Arkansas who keeps up a lively blog and Insta feed about her training and racing adventures. After running her way through high school and college, she took a decade off, then got back into the game in 2009 after having three kids …
(1) That hurts! (2) New Yorkers—they’re nicer than you think! (3) Look at me! Look at me! (a.k.a. pretty darn proud of myself) Let me explain. I trained for this thing. I bought new shoes in a larger size the appropriate number of months in advance. I ran the hills …
