Since Runner’s World named it one of the 10 Fastest Marathons, and it does start 20 minutes from my parents’ house, I’m going to try for the Mohawk Hudson River Marathon this fall. Elevation loss of 370 feet? Don’t mind if I do.

RW also had a great tip I hadn’t heard before: Pay yourself $1 for every mile you run. Maybe all that will cover my physical therapy costs.

photo via the Times Union, which incidentally I worked at one summer