Running with my Crohn's-ies

The Surftown Half Marathon and 5k is one of the first races that comes to mind when I think about running with my ‘homies’. The race a bit of an event for our group of running friends... the course runs through Westerly and along Misquamicut beach, a gorgeous stretch of coastline in Rhode Island.  No, for real. One of the pretties courses you can run, in my opinion. Which means that it’s just far enough away for us to get a hotel the night before. It’s not hard to justify... When a 13-mile run starts at 7:30am, the last thing we want to do is start the race already exhausted because we had to get up at 4am and drive 2+ hours to get to the starting line. So every year for the last few years, we've reserved a room (or two) at a lovely inn just a short walk from the start and finish lines.  Let me talk about the inn a bit, and give a bit of a plug for this lovely place. If you ever find yourself looking for a place to stay in Misquamicut, consider a little place called B...

Once again I've done a miserable job at keeping up with my blog, but this time I'd like to think its for a good reason... I got a new job! And its in another state! I'm excited to not only be advancing my career, but I've already begun investigating races in New Jersey. So things have been a bit chaotic. With my new job and move, there are a couple of things to cover. I wish I could say that I've run a dozen races between this entry and the last, but between the chaos and an injury or two (which I'll get to later), I've only run a few since June. I'll start with an update on my Crohn's. I've said it before, Crohn's flareups can most definitely be triggered by stress. And I'm happy to say that since getting the job offer, I've been feeling pretty damn good. I can't say I've been completely symptom free. But I think that it says a lot about my last job when I get a new, higher-profile job in a new state, and I still feel le...