Running – 82.8 miles over 12 runs. 185.3 miles YTD is most ever through Feb. 80's is right in my sweet spot when marathon training. Now that I'm adding long runs, along with speed workouts, I need more off days in between. Given that, 12 runs in 28 days is not bad, almost every other [...]
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Cherry Tree 10 Mile Race Report
February 22, 2010 – Posted in: Race ReportsYesterday 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 [...]
January 2010 in Review
January 31, 2010 – Posted in: Month End SummariesRunning – 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 [...]
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 [...]
