Sometimes, it is really hard to get the run in. I knew it would not happen on Friday, or over the long Labor Day weekend, since I’ll be out of town, so I was able to squeeze in a nice, relatively long, 6.5 mile run last night. I couldn’t get out of the house till […]
Nice late nite run Read Post »
Another great running class this week. Workout was .25 mile repeats up Cat Hill in Central Park. Cat Hill is a quarter mile hill, bordered by a sheer rock face with a statue of a black panther, or cat, on the top. As most Central Park races finish on the upper east side portion of […]
Cat Hill Repeats (and more!) Read Post »
Was able to get out for a 4 mile run last night, and in the daylight too! Ran to the end of East River Park and back. Finished in 35:09, a very strong time for this course. The big question is, how far can I get it down when all out in race conditions – […]
Shoulders are sore today from the long bike ride yesterday. Whenever I spend more than an hour on the bike, my upper arms and shoulders definitely get sore. Gotta get to the gym more often to work on shoulders and upper body. I downloaded an upper body workout from Mens Health, so now I just need to […]
Gotta start hiting the gym Read Post »
Even though I didn’t update my blog at all last week, it was still quite productive. As I recapped in my last post, last Sunday I ran 15 miles, mostly flat, and and at a nice slow touring pace. Definitely some aches and pains during the run, but all in all, it was great. Looking […]
The Week in Review Read Post »
I felt like I needed to start getting some long runs in. I run lots of half marathons during the year, but don’t often push myself to run longer. In fact, after reviewing my running log from last year, I saw that only twice, yes twice, did I run anything longer than 13.1 miles. Now […]
Long Run – Touring Pace Read Post »
So, as you know, I’m in the New York City Marathon again this year, and training hard for a 4:30 or better time, which would be a first for me! Today I got the notification from NYRR that they will be introducing wave starts this year. I, for one, am quite happy! I think this […]
Breaking News: Wave start for the NYC Marathon Read Post »
So as part of my strategy of running the New York City Marathon in under 4:30, I’ve signed up for the Bob Glover running class offered by the New York Road Runners. The class is offered in 10 week sessions, 5 times per year. I’ve taken the class once or twice a year, mostly every […]
Gotta love (hate) the speed workouts Read Post »
So yesterday I finally made it out for my run over the Williamsburg Bridge and back. It is a 5.9 mile route down 1st Ave, over the bridge, up Roebling to Metropolitan. Then turn around, back over the bridge and up Essex and Ave A. I really like the route as it provides a nice […]
Superficially, I can look at what I’ve done this week and be very pleased. But, both of my runs this week were not quite what I set out to do, I can’t help but feel a little disappointed. It highlights one of the challenges I face – giving up too early or quickly. On Wed […]
Followthrough is hard Read Post »
