I wait all year for the excitement in my hometown to crescendo around the TCS NYC Marathon and it’s evident everywhere I look. Street banners, bus and subway ads and the TCS NYC Marathon Pavilion at Tavern on the Green!! It’s only a matter of time before the statue of Fred Lebow (founder of the race) gets…
I don’t know where you live, but in NYC, we went from hot and humid to freezing cold. Literally freezing. It was below 32F when I woke up this morning? Double You Tee Eff?!?!? I’m fondly remembering how much we all complained about the heat and humidity. Cue the cold weather complaints in 3, 2…
I’m beyond thrilled that my back is 100% and I am Full Steam Ahead! I’ll be flying out to Chicago on Friday to run my second Chicago Marathon! I was so worried when I pulled a muscle in my back but, as I learned, I was smart about the injury – I went to my…
Sorry folks, the NYRR plugged this hole shortly after I put this post up. Since that time, they’ve released the registration info. Please check your MyNYRR.org account! And while I have your attention, please check out my race day strategy article/video. Here’s the post I wrote this morning prior to the NYRR figuring it out:…
It’s done! It’s done! I’ve finally finished my NYC Marathon Ray Day Strategy!! If you do nothing else, I urge you to watch the last two minutes of the video (I’m particularly proud of that). This is the fifth in the series of videos I’m creating to help you with the NYC Marathon whether that…
I’m being tested. There’s only three weeks left until the Chicago Marathon. I was planning to run 20 miles this weekend, 20 next weekend and then, well, 26.2 the weekend after. Alas. Yesterday my back started getting achey in the morning and by the afternoon was full blown stiff AF. I didn’t panic, I took…