Been awhile since I've posted an update of my training here. With only 11 days remaining until the First Light Marathon, I've peaked my training and am now into my taper. Highlights since I last gave a training update: Week before last - I felt like I had been nursing sore calves and so worked hard [...]
December 2010
New York City Half Marathon #lotteryfail
December 17, 2010 – Posted in: New York City Half Marathon NYRR Reflections runningThere was much uproar this week regarding the New York City Half Marathon. In a nutshell, the lottery system was unfair to us New Yorkers, as we had about a 12% chance to make it through the lottery, where US and international folks had about a 72% chance to get in. Really, that is no [...]
Rainy Day Update
December 12, 2010 – Posted in: First Light Marathon runningToday is a rainy day in NYC. I'm not feeling motivated to do much of anything this afternoon. Can't even watch the Giants game at 1pm due to the bad weather in Minneapolis. The game was pushed to Monday, and then pushed to Detroit when the Metrodome roof caved! So, this was the perfect time [...]
Back in Time
December 8, 2010 – Posted in: Looking BackDon't quite know why but I was inspired to click the Dec 2008 month in my blog archive, and I just had so much fun browsing the entries. That was in the day where I did a lot of blogging, before Dailymile took over as a place to log my daily workouts and in the days [...]
Solidifying Plans for Spring and 2011
December 8, 2010 – Posted in: Looking AheadLast night I registered for the Flying Pig Marathon, in Cincinnati, OH, on May 1, solidifying my spring plans. I've wanted to run this for several years, ultimately choosing to run Austin in 2009 and Providence in 2010. Assuming I finish my other planned marathon in January, Flying Pig will be my 9th state and [...]
Joe Kleinerman 10k Race Report
December 5, 2010 – Posted in: First Light Marathon Race ReportsToday was the Joe Kleinerman 10k race in Central Park. As I posted the other day, I thought I had a fair shot at my PR for the 10k distance. This was based on the notion that my PR is around 8:30 pace, and I raced 5 miles last week at 8:27 pace. However, in [...]
Gunnin’ for a PR Sunday
December 3, 2010 – Posted in: Predictions runningJust thinking about my upcoming race on Sunday. Will be running the Joe Kleinerman 10k, and I think my PR is within reach. My PR was set in April 2007 (April Fools Day actually) at the Scotland Run, in 52:43. In fact, I remember this day well because it was the day the March Madness [...]
