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Bad runs are just not so easy to write about, I guess.  That explains the delay here. Got back from my nice, warm Florida vacation late Thursday night.  Drive back was fun, although it was not nice to lose 15 degrees of air temperature per day.  75 in Florida, 50 in South Carolina, 35 in [...]

Inspired by LIRunner9 at http://trainingfornycmarathon2009.blogspot.com/, and some others I've seen write about it, I've decided to try the One Hundred Pushups training program.  I get to the gym sometimes, but not as often as I like, so 100 pushups seems to be a great way to strengthen the arms in a way that I can't seem [...]

Little East River Park update... On Saturday, I was in my car on FDR Drive and noticed that the north section of the main path in East River Park looked to be open again! It has been closed the last few weeks while they repaved the road surface, forcing runners on a roundabout detour, which [...]

Had a fantastic year! Started with a very strong 41:59 5 mile PR at the Fred Lebow Classic  (Hopefully I'll be able to run it this year to see if I can improve on that), then half marathon PR's at both Bronx (1:56:55) and Brooklyn (1:56:42), and ended the year with my marathon PR of [...]

Running - 66.3 miles over 13 runs (most number of runs in a month this year!) Races - 0 (but I volunteered once!) Biking - 0 miles - 0 rides Injuries - 2 (mild shoulder strain, foot blister) Sicknesses - 1 Swims - 0 Gym workouts - 4

Wishing you all a happy and healthy New Year... And, hoping you meet all your 2009 running goals!

Snapped a picture of my bloody sock before I threw it away after my rough run on Monday morning.  Definitely wanted this in the archives!   Blister is still pretty raw, hoping for improvement by Friday, when I'm supposed to do my long run...

First off, this article really spoke to me, as I know I'm carrying around at least 5 pounds of excess fat these days.  I won't know for sure until I get home from my vacation and can weigh in, but I feel fat.  I'm sure it caused the shin splints that ruined my run yesterday. [...]

Arrived in Florida last night.  After 3 days cooped up in the car with 3 other sick people, and 4 days (since Christmas Eve) of eating like a pig, I was looking forward to the warm, sunny weather, and getting in a nice warm weather run.  I've probably gained 5 pounds of fat with all [...]