It’s been a month since I survived a car crash that demolished my car. Since then, we’ve closed on our new home, bought a new car, and spent two days’ worth of effort moving in. Because of the second car payment, our finances are not as secure as I’d like them to be, but we’re capable […]
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Alternative Paths
Today could have went very differently. I could have slept in after waking up in the middle of the night. I could have driven the main roads instead of the winding back roads. I could have driven the back road route that I knew much better instead of the slightly longer back road route. I […]
Map of Marathon States Completed
Kentucky – 1 – KDF 2012 New York – 1 – NYC 2011 Tennessee – 3 – Flying Monkey 2008, 2010. Memphis 2009. Illinois – 1 – Chicago 2010 Indiana – 1 – Indianapolis Monumental 2009. West Virginia – 1 – Hatfield McCoy 2008 Ohio – 1 – Flying Pig 2008 North Carolina – 1 […]
The Curse of the Kentucky Derby Festival (KDF) Marathon
Those who know my running history have heard me talk about “the curse” of the KDF marathon. The History Despite finishing 9 marathons total, I’ve never finished a marathon in my home town. My history: 2009 DNS – Signed up for the KDF marathon in January. Got injured in late January and ran/walked about 1/10th […]
Keep digging, KDF. Charging for updates? At $1-$2 per TEXT?
I’ve run in Chicago, NYC, and (yes) even the KDF before when updates were free. Now, you can pay for the opportunity to be notified. No free notification mentioned (which is very helpful in letting a family member know if you need help, etc…) At the 10-, 15-, 25- and 30-km markers, that means mini […]
Going back to the simplicity of the Runners World smart coach plan
This training plan was created using the Runner’s World SmartCoach iPhone app. To get your own plan, download SmartCoach from the App Store or create a plan online at www.runnersworld.com/smartcoach 02/20/2012 – Easy Run Distance: 8 mi Pace: 8:39 02/21/2012 – Easy Run Distance: 8 mi Pace: 8:39 02/22/2012 – Tempo Run Distance: 7 mi […]
Lost and battle scarred 18 miler yesterday morning [warning: pictures]
It’s been a while since I’ve taken a spill during a run… seems like it’s been a year and a half since my last fall, and almost 5 years since one similar in nastiness to this one, and that one was at mile 2 of a 10 mile race. There I was, lost in a […]
My Saucony Progrid Ride 4s came today
New models, too! My last 2 pair were Progrid Ride 3s. These are my 14th and 15th pair of Sauconys… probably over 5000 miles logged so far in Sauconys.
The First Moment of Truth / Doubt #nycm #running
I don’t know if it’s a prioritization thing or a psychological thing, but I have yet to fill out my training plan completely, either in my RunningAhead.com Training Plan or in my Google Docs spreadsheet. Last week featured back-to-back 11 and 13 milers, ending with a 15 miler at the end of the week. Wednesday (tomorrow) […]
10,000 miles running.
千里之行﹐始於足下。 A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step — Lao Zi It’s been a long time coming. 65 days worth of running time coming. Over 5 years since I ran my first continuous mile. 35 of those initial miles had no running at all–those in April and early May of 2006. Many […]