Running – 102.5 miles over 16 runs. Big mileage month, my 2nd biggest ever, a hair behind Jan 2009. Lots of miles without trying too hard! Year is definitely off to a great start in the running dept. Races – 2 (Fred Lebow Classic 5M - 43:15; Manhattan Half Marathon - 1:58:54) Biking – 9.3 [...]
January 2010
Right Now
January 28, 2010 – Posted in: Reflections running weatherMy run tonight was intended to be a ho-hum mid-week 5 mile run, but it turned into one of the best non-race running experiences I've had in a long time. Let me back up to this morning. I set the alarm early, intending to get up early for a bike ride. Although I did get [...]
Manhattan Half Marathon Race Report
January 25, 2010 – Posted in: Race Reports runningYesterday was the Manhattan Half Marathon, 2 loops of Central Park, and the kick off of the five borough NYRR grand prix of half marathons in NYC. Half marathons in Central Park are very tough, 2 full loops of the park, but this was my 8th (3 Grete's, 5 Manhattan halves) so I knew exactly [...]
PR? No, and that’s OK
January 22, 2010 – Posted in: Reflections runningCame back from an early morning run, which was autotweeted by RunKeeper. TK (Pigtails Flying) was up and out early and we had a little twitversation and she asked me if I was going for a PR at the Manhattan Half on Sunday. It's funny. I hadn't really thought about it yet. The quick answer, of [...]
Every other day?
January 17, 2010 – Posted in: ReflectionsWhy does my blog traffic spike every second or third day? So strange. It's not like I put a new post up every 2 or 3 days. New posts go up maybe once per week, if I'm lucky!
The fun part…
January 16, 2010 – Posted in: Reflections Rhode Races runningI love so many things about marathon training. Running with a purpose. Eating whatever I want. Watching the miles pile on. The journey to meet a difficult goal. Impressive comments I get from people who don't run. But the thing I love most of all, the part that I have the most fun with as [...]
Dec 2009 in Review
January 16, 2010 – Posted in: Month End SummariesWow, realized in the excitement of year end, and my year in review post, that I forgot to post the simple December month in review. So, here goes: Running – 94.9 miles over 19 runs. Met my goal of 800 miles for the year (801.0) on the last possible day! 94.9 miles represents my 2nd [...]
Fred Lebow Classic Race Report
January 10, 2010 – Posted in: Race Reports runningToday was the Fred Lebow Classic, 5 mile race in Central Park. It was also my birthday! I won't repeat my thoughts on this wonderful race, you can read the first part of my race report from last year for that. First, a view of my long history with this race: My first was the [...]
Wind Chill or Real Feel?
January 3, 2010 – Posted in: Reflections weatherI've always measured my winter running primarily by the temperature and secondarily by the wind chill. Wind chill is a relatively simple calculation, or chart, based on the air temperature and the wind speed. No doubt, it is a highly subjective number for us runners, but a good measurement to compare cold weather runs to [...]
