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Not much going on in August in terms of races, so in looking ahead to September, I've signed up for the following: 9/6 - fitness Mind, Body, Spirit Games - 4 miles - I normally skip the short races, but now that NYRR stages runners based on their finishing times (faster runners get to start [...]

Managed to get out before 7am today to do my 4 mile run to the end of East River Park and back!  Pretty cool this morning but the run was mostly in the sun and I felt wilted!  Tough time finishing.   Took water stops both ways at the water fountain at the track.  If it [...]

My favorite long run is a 10.3 mile loop from 14th St down to the Williamsburg Bridge, up through Brooklyn and Queens (over the Pulaski Bridge) and over the 59th St Bridge and back down 1st Ave to 14th St.  When in training for the marathon, I'll run this route several times and when I [...]

So in a moment of panic today, I realized that the New York City Marathon is only 3 months away - 3 months from tomorrow to be exact.  I am very serious in my attempt (again) this year to crack 4:30. I hate running in the summer.  I really do.  I find the heat and [...]

So, when I realized in a panic that the March Madness Biathlon was quickly coming up, I figured I needed to get a good training session in at Central Park. My intent was to do the 2 full loops of the park with enough days to recover before the race on Sunday. There was no [...]

As I mentioned the other day, I had signed up for a class sponsored by Bike New York, called Savvy Cyclist.  These are the same people that bring you the Five Boro Bike Tour.  The class was great, and definitely lived up to expectations.  When the class is free, it is really hard to complain [...]

Last year I finally bought a bike. I've been thinking about it for years, but never was able to pull the trigger on the $1000 price tag for a halfway decent road bike, and the lack of storage space in my NYC apartment. Last summer I finally bit the bullet on both counts and have [...]

You'll hear a lot on my blog about injuries because I'm always getting them!  Nothing major, and nothing that has ever required surgery.  But those nagging kinds of injuries always trip me up.  Did I mention that I weigh 225 pounds? (on a good day) That doesn't help! It's a viscous cycle.  I can't beat [...]

It all started back in 1994.  At the time, I lived on the upper east side in Manhattan, just off 1st Ave.  I jogged recreationally in college and continued to do so after graduation.  It seemed like a good way to stay active.  So, of course, when the New York City Marathon came around, I [...]