A blogger I follow had a short post up last night that was a look back through key times in her running life. Unfortunately, the post has disappeared. Maybe I’m not the only one who “Ambien posts.”
I like the idea, though. So here’s my walk backward along my blog’s November garden stones:
A year ago, I was injured with a tendon problem on my foot. This was three weeks before the California International Marathon. That would turn out to be a dreadful race, one that made me rethink everything.
Two years ago, I hired my first coach. I was still on a post-race high from running 3:19 at Steamtown. I also had a cold.
Three years ago, I won my first age group award. This race was the culmination of many months of base training as I prepared to do my first proper marathon training cycle for a spring 2008 race (the More Marathon, in which I would easily qualify for Boston).
Four year ago, I was racing lots of local Turkey Trots. My race pace for a flat 5 miler was about 8:00. This blog was about six months old at that time. I was still fat and slow. But I was determined to improve. Four years on, I still am.
Races Like a Girl 
This is a good idea for a blog post. I am going to pilfer it and attempt to revitalize my old blog.
Weren’t you just running like a girl in the old day?
I like this post and you can look back.
You can run fast and i think you are a marathon runner.
But i now that you train to much running miles in the week in the past., thats because of that injury.
Also running on a treadmill is not always good and is different from running outside.
This is all plain text on the computer and would like to say to you what I think about running and the marathon.
I’m sure you have talent to quickly run the marathon, only slightly less training hard and feeling run!.
I love to visit your blog, instructive.
Rinus, only 5 years to run.
Rinus, thanks. Your comments always make my day. I think we’re all learning how to run the marathon.
You will (improve).