December 2009
1 post
10K Tomorrow (let's hope my ankle holds out!)
So, my first race is a little more than 12 hours away. I am getting ready to go to bed now, but have a little adrenalin going already.
And now, among my concerns, is my left ankle. I injured it as a child (jumped off a spinning tire swing on a dare), and it never really recovered. On Monday night, while I was changing trains, I twisted it, again. I haven’t run all week, and it feels OK...
November 2009
4 posts
First 10K Next Sunday!
This weekend I spent time running over 6 miles on both Saturday and Sunday. Yesterday, I ran 6.7 miles which consisted of two loops around Prospect Park. Today, I did just one loop, but ran the neighborhood streets as well for a total of 6.28 miles. After both runs I felt really great! I wasn’t exhausted, I was energized.
Of course, me being me, I have this nagging fear that I...
NERFA, New Songs, and First Race in 2 weeks!
OK, so I have not been a very good blogger. Sometimes I think this is just going out into the ether because no one comments, but then someone will come and talk to me about the blog and I know people are reading it.
Last week, I went to NERFA, which, for those of you who don’t know, is the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance Conference (www.nerfa.org). It is basically a combination of a...
First 10K in One Month!
So, I am a month away from my first race. I have never been in a race before, but I hear that I will get this burst of adrenalin when it starts and I need to fight it to be sure that I don’t start to fast. I am really curious to know what it will be like.
Running has been tough lately. I ran 7 miles last weekend, and it felt really good, but for the last week my energy has felt very low....
Cheering on the 2009 New York Marathoners
Today was the New York Marathon. I am pretty lucky that it passes right by my street here in Brooklyn. My friends Emily Anne, Shawn and Dan all ran. It was so fun to cheer them on as well as the other runners out there.
It was also pretty darn inspiring. After all, I plan on it being me next year!
Yesterday, I ran 7 miles. It was an endurance run, which meant that I wasn’t paying...
October 2009
8 posts
Working, Training, Writing-balance?
Run 10/24: 4.5 miles, 10:28 average pace.
Run 10/25: 4.11 miles, 10:22 average pace.
Run 10/26: 3.3 miles, 10:14 average pace.
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These were my runs for the last three days. Many people have recommended that I not run 3 days in a row, but this week my schedule may be a bit off, as I am singing at a blues gig on Wednesday night and tomorrow, when I normally run, I want to take a pilates...
Yesterday and Today
Today, I ran a route my cousin Laura recommended. It was really a great run. 5.64 miles, looped around a park, and back. My average pace was 10:12, and I was running against the wind a good part of it.
Yesterday, I went to the Sixth Floor Museum at the Book Depository in downtown Dallas. It was such a powerful experience. The museum walks you through the events of the day that JFK was...
Allen, TX (suburb of Dallas)
I am staying with my cousin Laura while I am in the Dallas area. Was unable to run in Austin on Tuesday due to the rain. Yesterday I flew into Dallas-Lovefield, had a show at Opening Bell Coffee, and then came on out to Allen to stay for a couple days.
Today, I ran in my cousin’s neighborhood. 3.31 miles with an average pace of 10:04. I actually forgot to hit the start button on my...
Running in a city that is not New York
One of the reasons I decided to start running is that I am a singer/songwriter and I want to be a touring singer/songwriter. While I did like cycling, it just seemed a bit too complicated to travel with a bike and a guitar and gear and merch. You get the picture. Running involves packing my shoes and running clothes-much, much simpler.
I also thought that running would be a great way to get to...
Austin, TX!
I am sitting in my friend Judi’s living room in Austin and realized that I have been incredibly lax about updating this blog.
So a brief synopsis of the past week or so.
Last Saturday, I rented a car and drove up to Franklin, MA to open for The Kennedys (www.kennedysmusic.com) at the Circle of Friends Coffeehouse (www.circlefolk.org). It was a fun show and I was honored to open for them!...
Friday's post, a couple of days late
I wrote this on Friday, but decided that I wanted to get Vic’s permission before posting. I am a little behind on my posts, but on Sunday I did run as well and bested my pace!
So here is what I wrote on Friday, 10/2/09:
A Little Kindness
So, today I didn’t run. I had planned to go after work, but yesterday my friend Victoria had a mastectomy. I just wanted to see her, to...
3 miles
Just a quick post today….took the last couple of days off because I thought I may have pulled my right hamstring.
Today, I ran 3 miles in icky humidity. My average page was a 10:23 mile—much slower than my run earlier this week that had a 9:48 average mile. I don’t like running in the humidity at all…I think it slowed me way down.
OK!!! Off to Franklin, MA to open...
September 2009
2 posts
Welcome to my blog!
Hello and welcome to my blog!
For those of you who may have stumbled here, I am a singer/songwriter in Brooklyn, NY (check out my website at www.megbraun.com), who has taken up running. Okay, “taken up” might not be the right way to put it, but in any case, I have decided that I want to run the New York Marathon in 2010. I plan to run on “Fred’s Team” to raise...
