running

Reposted from my Daily Mile report.  Click here for the route.  Finished 22.1 miles in 3:57:08. 4th and final of my planned long run for Providence Marathon, in 3 weeks on May 2.  Since the marathon is relatively flat, I decided to come up with a new long run route that was flat.  Best place [...]

Yesterday was the Cherry Tree 10 mile race, 3 loops around Prospect Park, organized by the Prospect Park Track Club.  This was originally not on my radar, because I'm deep in marathon training, and I knew this race was at the tail end of a vacation I was taking in California.  However, once I realized [...]

I 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 [...]

Last night had a truly wonderful run over the Williamsburg Bridge and back.  Hill run, in windy conditions, while minding the slippery conditions, was completed at 9:17 per mile, a pace I seem to have had a hard time hitting lately.  It was my 13th run in December, and I think the increased workouts are [...]

I'll start out with the bad news, at least for me.  I've been really bad lately with my eating habits and over the last couple months, let myself slip to a point I should not have gotten back to.  Stepped on the scale this morning and was shocked, SHOCKED, to see a number that I have [...]

I know, I know, it is late, but better late than never!  Check out part 1 here: As I started on the 2nd half of the marathon, I really felt completely comfortable, and happy with my pacing.  However, the voices in the back of my head said “you should still be feeling good at this point, [...]

Really wish I had more time for posting here.  So much to tell, and no time to sit and write it down.  In a nutshell, things are OK.  Not perfect, but still very much OK. I've had a mixed go of it in my long runs.  The good news is that my best long runs have [...]

Went out for a 4 mile run yesterday, and I definitely got the 'autopilot' feeling.  The one where running feels very fluid, very consistent, and feeling like I could run for miles.  I don't get there too often, but really enjoy it.  My autopilot pace felt like around 9:30 per mile.  Hope I can continue to [...]

Only 13 days till the New York City Triathlon!  Nervous about it in generally, and most specifically, nervous about the swim.  Since the pool I go to has been under renovation for the last 2 weeks, its been 4 weeks since I have last gone swimming.  Pool supposed to be open again as of today, so [...]