Wow, what a year.  Headed into 2009 totally energized from a great 2008 (see 2008 year end report) with a clear picture of what I wanted to do in 2009.  Namely, 2 marathons (Austin, NYC), my first olympic distance triathlon (NYC) and 800 miles running for the year. 2009 could easily be broken down into

Year end / year begin is always a great time to draw a line in the sand.  It provides a natural marker for measuring what we've done, or to compare our efforts from year to year. It was 11 years ago today, 12/26/1998, when I started my running log, and I just love the ability

Last night had a truly wonderful run over the Williamsburg Bridge and back.  Hill run, in windy conditions, while minding the slippery conditions, was completed at 9:17 per mile, a pace I seem to have had a hard time hitting lately.  It was my 13th run in December, and I think the increased workouts are

At the end of November, 2009, I stood at 706.1 miles for the year.  My goal had been to get to 800 miles for the year, so I needed 93.9 miles to get there.  After the New York City Marathon, I had sort of written this off, since I was badly beaten up and not

I had the most amazing epiphany on Saturday night, when I took some time to ice my (what I've been calling) sore thigh/groin/hip.  I was hurting pretty good after the NYC Marathon and fall softball season and have been working on recovery.  I'm feeling much better now and starting to run a lot again, but

I'll start out with the bad news, at least for me.  I've been really bad lately with my eating habits and over the last couple months, let myself slip to a point I should not have gotten back to.  Stepped on the scale this morning and was shocked, SHOCKED, to see a number that I have

Running – 42 miles over 5 runs.  Considering 26.2 was in one day, pretty pathetic in terms of runs and mileage.  Kind of goes with the territory of being a little banged up, I guess.  At 706.1 for the year, so need ~57 miles to beat my annual record set last year, and 93.9 to

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,

Wow, 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