In less than a week, I will wake up at 4AM, eat a hearty breakfast, shower, dress and make my way to the start of my 13th official marathon, the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon (my seventh time on this course). Prepping for a marathon is always nerve wracking. While this isn’t my first time at the rodeo,…
I wrote the first version of this post last year and after running the TCS NYC Marathon for the sixth time, I decided to write an update. As a six time race veteran and New York City local for 19 years, I have a bit of an insider’s knowledge and am able to offer some…
Sunday was the last of the NYRR Five-Borough Series for 2014, the Staten Island Half. I’ve run this race almost every year since I started running eight years ago. I go out to Staten Island twice a year, once for this event and then again a few weeks later for the start of the TCS…
At best I’m a middle of the pack runner. My marathon PR isn’t that impressive but the fact that someone older than me aims for 2:45 gives me hope. Meet Jim Clemens, a quiet southern gentleman that I met when I ran Hood to Coast with Team Nuun. Jim’s the kind of guy that everyone…
Sunday was supposed to be my long run to prepare for the TCS NYC Marathon. I was going to participate in the NYRR Bronx 10 Miler, run back to Manhattan, around Central Park and home for a total of 18 miles. I made it to the end of the race and called it quits. I’m okay…
I’ve been enamored with Hood to Coast since I first started running back in 2007. And when the documentary came out a few years ago it only fueled the fire. I was intrigued by the whole relay race concept, I’ve been in love with the Pacific Northwest for years and Oregon was the only state…
