Author: Liz Derstine
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Great Expectations
2014 was a breakthrough year for my running. I spent the first portion of the year regaining my fitness after a setback from injury, then later in the year I knocked four minutes off my half marathon best and fourteen minutes off my marathon best. My train of thought was, if I can run those […]
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Race Report: Boulder XC National Champs
My goal going into the USATF Cross Country National Championship was to not finish last. It wasn’t an entirely unreasonable objective- I would be up against some of the toughest runners in the country! I arrived in Boulder two days before the race with my husband Andre. That afternoon, we went for a little hike […]
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XC, Maui, and Modeling
January has been all about strength building, prepping for a national-caliber cross country meet, and landing my first gig as a runner model! After enjoying some time off during the holidays, I got straight to work at the beginning of the year. I decided to sign up for the USATF National XC Championship taking […]
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Daring to Dream in 2015
My running goal for 2014 was to make it to the start line of the Boston Marathon on April 21st in one piece. I began the year dealing with an injury, and the future was a fuzzy blur into the unknown. The first few months were spent rehabbing, cross training, and gradually introducing running back into […]
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Chasing the Sub-3 Dream in Philly
While waiting for the horn to signal the start of the 2014 Philadelphia Marathon, I couldn’t stop shivering. It was frigid outside. Perfect for running, but not perfect for standing around in shorts and a singlet. I had jogged for about ten minutes and had done all of my skips, leg swings, and A-skips in […]
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Need for Speed in Nebraska
It was a perfect, sunny day in Omaha, NE. From my starting point at the Hilton Hotel, I laced up my bright cobalt running shoes and reveled in the fact that I had an entire afternoon to run wherever I wanted for as long as I pleased. In the past two weeks I had logged […]
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Adaptation
There’s something different about my current training regime for the Philadelphia Marathon. I feel like a marathoner. Every marathon I’ve run in the past I either signed up for on a whim, or trained for while working through an injury just to make it to the starting line in one piece. This time, I’m not […]
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Birds of a Feather
The word’s out- I am a member of the Oiselle VolĂ©e Team! Oiselle (pronounced wa-zelle) is a womenâs running apparel company based in Seattle, WA and their VolĂ©e team is comprised of 250 competitive and recreational runners from all over the US. While I’m new to the team, I’ve been a bird nerd (ha) for […]
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The Finish Line: Boston Marathon Recap
On Monday I took part in what some are calling the greatest day in running history. It was a day of healing, celebration, and for me, a day to overcome. I ran the Boston Marathon! Early that morning, there was an energetic and positive vibe in the athlete’s village in Hopkinton. Everyone, including myself, seemed […]
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Why Boston?
Last year, the evening before the 2013 Boston Marathon, I was home in Portland, going for a quick jaunt around the waterfront loop. While I wasnât physically in Boston, I specifically remember feeling a sort of magic in the air. I was the only runner out there. The city was quiet and the air was […]
Mercury on the Run 