With a successful Staten Island Half Marathon today, I completed the NYRR Grand Prix circuit for the first time ever! Last year I only missed Manhattan, so I've completed 9 GP events in a row. Summary: Manhattan - 1:59:05 Bronx - 1:56:54 (PR) Brooklyn - 1:56:41 (PR) Queens - 2:17:01 Staten Island - 2:00:20 My [...]
October 2008
Staten Island Half Marathon
October 12, 2008 – Posted in: Race ReportsIn short, had a pretty spectacular race. Finished in 2:00:20. The day started out with an early morning ferry ride to SI. I took the 6:30 ferry so I could chill out and enjoy a bit of serenity before the masses arrived on the 7:30 ferry. It was a perfect ride. Still dark when we [...]
Wave Start 2 plus miscellany
October 9, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedFew notes for a Thursday morning: I got wave start #2 for the New York City Marathon. Means I'll be starting at 10am. Also implied is that it won't take 25 minutes to cross the start line again - that was miserable last year! They have not yet posted our actual numbers, so don't know [...]
Got a run in this morning
October 8, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedWas able to get a 4 miler in this morning, my typical run to the end of East River Park and back. First morning weekday run for me since 8/8. Nice time of 35:55. At 50 degrees, the weather was perfect. Lots of people running - got passed a few times and was able to [...]
More splits this year at the marathon
October 6, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedNYRR had already announced the wave start for the New York City Marathon this year, but now also announced that they will enhance the use of splits this year. Of course, the wonderful NYRR and Marathon websites make absolutely no mention of the news, but I read it in the new Fall 2008 issue of the [...]
Got the long run in
October 6, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedGreat news! I was able to get a good long run in on Sunday. 20.7 miles in total, in 3:37. Check it out here. Anyone who follows me here knows that I have had some good runs, and also some bad ones. The bad ones are usually on days when it is hot, or humid. [...]
Loving this issue of Runners World
October 6, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedLot's of great New York City Marathon coverage in the November 2008 issue of Runners World. I'm only 25 pages into the issue and there is already an article about the Judd Ehrlich documentary about Fred Lebow, 'backstory' sidebar about Mary Wittenberg, links to coverage on runnersworld.com, and what looks to be several features related [...]
September 2008 in Review
October 1, 2008 – Posted in: Month End SummariesRunning - 83.4 miles over 11 runs - Only months I ever had more was April 2005 when I ran the Big Sur Marathon and May 2000 when I ran the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon. Races - 2 (fitness mind, body, spirit games and Queens Half Marathon) Biking - 10.3 miles - 1 ride Softball [...]
