New York City Marathon

Not for the first time, and certainly not for the last time, it is time for me to say that I'm ready for a new start.  My lingering foot injuries I feel are almost all gone, and no better excuse than the New York City Marathon on Sunday to mark the start of my latest [...]

Just wanted to wish everyone running the NYC Marathon GOOD LUCK and HAVE FUN tomorrow.  The weather looks to be awesomely perfect.  My advice is to slllooowww down in the first half.  Don't underestimate the toughness of the hills in the last 6 miles of the race. As for myself, I've run it 7 times [...]

I love how the Wall Street Journal is taking more of a dip into the local NYC world, also covering sports, and really doing a great job of covering the marathon in the last week around our big race.  Last week, there was an article, quoting one of my Twitter friends(!), asking if NYC should [...]

Today was a big day in NYC running circles, the New York City Marathon.  A thoroughly exciting event which makes for a distracting (in a positive way) week leading to the race, and an amazing race weekend.  I was not running this year, and nor did I have time to get to the expo or [...]

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, [...]

Crossposted from DailyMile. Full blog post later in the week: My 7th New York and 11th Overall. 4:44:05 is good for my 2nd fastest NYC, and 4th fastest overall. I had a great race on so many levels. Unfortunately, my finishing time doesn't necessarily show it, 15 mins slower than my goal. Highlights: - Getting almost [...]

In about 23 hours, I'll be crossing the start line of the New York City Marathon, on the Verrazano Bridge! On the one hand, I feel over-confident in the sense that I've run this race 6 times before and feel like I know everything there is to know about it, the hills, the bridges, the [...]

48 hours to go to the start of the New York City Marathon, and I have caught the bug! No, I'm not sick, although my wife and Katie (my 8 year old) are.  I think they got sick from me, so I'm safe!  The bug I've caught is the super excitement of what may be the [...]

About a month ago, when reading the NYRR Runner magazine, I noticed a brief mention of  course changes in the New York City Marathon for 2009.  There have been slight course changes through the years, and I'm always interested in logistics such as these.  The original quote from the magazine was: “This year, a few [...]