On Sunday I ran the Philadelphia Marathon, my second marathon in 14 days. Here’s what I did wrong. I set a time goal and told anyone who would listen what it was, I wrote it on this blog many, many times and when I got to the starting line, I started to feel like maybe,…
It was more than a year in the making, but the 2013 ING NYC Marathon, my hometown race and the largest marathon in the world went off without a hitch on Sunday. There’s so much to talk about, I’m not even sure where to start. Do I talk about the expo? How crazy packed it…
Yesterday was the fifth of the New York Road Runner’s Five Borough Challenge – the Staten Island Half. This year the race held special meaning as it was the first time the NYRR hosted a race in the borough since the marathon was canceled last year. And, to the club’s credit, they went in full…
This was my fourth year completing the New York City Triathlon and the one I trained for the best.I swam, I rode and I ran. And I conquered. Here’s a quick review: The Swim: 1,500 Meters (~ one mile) The swim in the Hudson River isn’t as bad as you would think, the most surprising…
The Brooklyn Half is one of my two favorite races of the year, it runs through what is disputably the hippest of the five boroughs in NYC and seems to be one of the more sought after races for New York Road Runner members. Last year the event sold out in 10 hours; this year…
As you know by now, my wife (D) and I traveled out to Cincinnati with another member of the Congregation (Bobby) last week to run the 15th annual Flying Pig Marathon (my photo essay of the race can be found here).And it was a blast! The Flying Pig Marathon Expo Cincinnati isn’t my favorite city but…
Boston is next weekend and while I’m not running, I have some friends who are (and actually qualified). What better time to reflect on my run from last year? Here’s my Boston story. I know, it’s kinda long, but, if you know anything about the Boston Marathon, you know the story is never a quick…
I can’t count the amount of times I’ve said “it’s one of my two favorite races of the season” in the past two weeks. The New York City Half Marathon really is an incredible scene from start to finish. It draws a professional field thanks to the hard work of Mary Wittenberg and the New…