Yesterday 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 [...]
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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 [...]
New York City Marathon Race Report – Part II
November 25, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon Race Reports runningI 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, [...]
New York City Marathon Race Report – Part I
November 10, 2009 – Posted in: Race Reports runningWow, hard to believe another year has gone by and another New York City Marathon has also come and past. This is the third year in a row that I ran, and my 7th NYC since 1996. As I've also run in 4 other marathons, this was my 11th overall. My goal, of course, was [...]
Nike Human Race Race Report
October 26, 2009 – Posted in: Race ReportsSaturday, Oct 24, 2009, was "the day the world runs", and I took part in the New York event, a 10k race in Prospect Park in Brooklyn. I jumped at the chance to run this race, because, I enjoy running in Prospect Park and rarely do. Only chance I really have has been at the Brooklyn [...]
Staten Island Half Marathon Race Report
October 13, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon NYRR Race Reports runningLet me start by saying that I love the Staten Island Half Marathon. Of the Grand Prix events, I enjoy this 2nd most, just behind Brooklyn. The course is not particular difficult, has great water vistas and great views of the Verrazano Bridge. It also has a wonderful staging area in the parking lot of [...]
NYC Marathon Tune Up Race Report
September 28, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Marathon Race ReportsFirst, couple of things to get out of the way before I get into the race details: 1) On long races like this, you overhear lots of things. The best one today was this exchange between guy and gal. Gal - "Are you running the marathon this year". Guy - "No". Gal - "Why are [...]
Shore Runners Summer Showdown Race Report
September 20, 2009 – Posted in: Race ReportsAs I said in my August 2009 month in review post, "better late than never". This race was almost a month ago, on Aug 22, but it is still important for me to write up the race, how I did, and my impressions. First of all, one of my goals is to run in more [...]
New York City Triathlon Race Report
July 30, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Triathlon Race Reports triathlonThis past Sunday, I raced in the New York City Triathlon. It was thrilling and grueling at the same time, and I came away from the race with a renewed excitement about triathlons, and even more awe for everyone that can compete in half and full ironmans. Of course, I ended the day on a [...]
Triathlon Race Report
June 19, 2009 – Posted in: New York City Triathlon Race Reports triathlonSunday was the 24th annual New York Tri/Bi-athlon Series at Harriman State Park, run by New York Triathlon Club. This sprint tri consisted of a 1/2 mile swim, 16 mile bike ride and 3 mile run. All in all, I did really well (for me), finishing in 1:54:41. I felt like my time was great, [...]
