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

Saturday, 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

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

Really wish I had more time for posting here.  So much to tell, and no time to sit and write it down.  In a nutshell, things are OK.  Not perfect, but still very much OK. I've had a mixed go of it in my long runs.  The good news is that my best long runs have

Let 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

Running – 85.8 miles over 12 runs.  Very good month in terms of mileage, and on par with what I did last year in Sept.  Included 2 long runs.  Currently at 589.1 miles for the year, within striking distance of the annual record I set last year, at 762.4 miles Races – 1 (NYC Marathon

First, 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