Thinking ahead to 2009 a little bit. NYRR has released dates for Jan - March races. I'll most likely run the Fred Lebow 5 mile race, on 1/10. I love this race. It is the first race of the year (with the exception of the New Years Eve run), is usually around my birthday (1/9) [...]
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Sunday morning run
November 23, 2008 – Posted in: runningDragged my butt out of bed at 6:30 this morning and was out the door at 7:15 for a nice 10.3 mile tour of Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. Have a full plate of familiy activites today, so my only real chance to get a 10 miler in was first thing this morning. Despite the cold [...]
What is the weather in Austin in Feb?
November 20, 2008 – Posted in: Austin Marathon 2009 diet runningI have a few minutes to kill, so I'm sitting outside at Madison Square Park (awesome free wifi by the way), freezing, but catching up on email, blogs, etc. Hopefully I'll get a run in later tonight, but with the cold weather, I'm just kind of curious what the weather is like in Austin in [...]
Winter is coming!
November 19, 2008 – Posted in: running7:15am - waiting for the M15 bus on 1st Ave to take 7 year old to school, watching the snowflakes come down. Can't really call it a snow flurry, really just a few flakes, but exciting. 10:15pm - running around the Stuytown loop, watching a few snowflakes come down. Again, can't even call it a [...]
Catching up
November 17, 2008 – Posted in: runningIt feels like it has been forever since I last wrote in my blog. It's actually been 9 days, which is too long a break. It's just been hard to get the time to sit and write. Life is pretty hectic right now and it's hard enough just to find the time to exercise, let [...]
No, not the D word
November 8, 2008 – Posted in: dietThis year, I've proved that stepping up the training will lower your marathon time. I dropped 20 minutes off my time from last year, and I think it was a direct result of running 605 miles from Jan-Oct, rather than the 447 miles I ran last year. However, there is still room for improvement, and [...]
Back on the road
November 7, 2008 – Posted in: runningNice little 4.6 mile run last night. 44:28. First run since the marathon. For the most part, my muscle soreness seemed to have retreated, and I was itching to get out for some exercise. Took awhile to loosen up. Right hamstring was tight, which went away pretty quickly, and also I could feel the plantar fasciitis [...]
Wonderful reflection of the marathon
November 6, 2008 – Posted in: UncategorizedI've read lots of reviews and accounts of the New York City Marathon - I thought this one was the best: http://www.runblogrun.com/2008/11/ing_new_york_marathon_2008some.html
October 2008 in review
November 6, 2008 – Posted in: Month End SummariesRunning - 88.2 miles over 10 runs - 2nd highest mileage month ever! Races - 1 (Staten Island Half Marathon) Biking - 10.8 miles - 1 ride Softball - 1 games (loss) Injuries - 0 Sicknesses - 1 Swims - 0 Visits to gym - 4
New York City Marathon Race Report
November 5, 2008 – Posted in: Race ReportsWhat a great day. And long. Early to Rise My bus ticket read 4am. That is very early. I'm typically an early arriver at races (I was the one on the 6:30 ferry before the 9:40 Staten Island Half Marathon), but this is ridiculous. It was my choice though. Race organizers encouraged people to take [...]
