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Dear ING NYC Marathon

Hi NYC Marathon! I’m back! Remember when I wrote you last year and asked you to take care of me? I am happy to say that you did indeed do everything I asked of you. So, for this year can … Continue reading

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Snow!

This post was originally supposed to be my Poland Spring Marathon Tuneup race re-cap but mother nature had some other ideas like dumping a shit load of snow — on October! My marathon training plan called for an eight mile … Continue reading

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The Backpack

After my nice race in Sleepy Hollow yesterday, it occurred to me that I needed to clean out my backpack. This was prompted by me pulling out a sticky, soggy thing that resembled a Halls cough drop. Ew. I’m sure … Continue reading

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Sleepy Hollow 10k

Today I made my way to the not so sleepy town of Sleepy Hollow, NY for the Sleepy Hollow 10k put on by the Rivertown Runners. We had a lovely start time of 9:30 am and perfect weather. The course … Continue reading

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Taper Time!

So yeah, I did that 20 mile long run on Sunday and when I finished that it signaled the official start of my taper. This will be my second marathon taper so I’m kinda like whatever. I remember last year … Continue reading

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Things That Make Me happy

The NYRR NYC Marathon website has this nice little countdown clock letting all of us know not only how many days there are until the marathon but how many hours, minutes, and seconds. In 17 days I’ll be running in … Continue reading

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20/20

Yesterday I ran 20 miles 20 minutes faster than I did last year. I’m pretty excited about that, although it was hard to show it after I completed it yesterday. Overall, the run went well in regards with sticking to … Continue reading

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Contagion

There are 23 days until the NYC Marathon and it is about that time when I start getting a little paranoid about germs. I rarely get colds but when I do it takes me a long time to recover and … Continue reading

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The Half (Bloody) Mary-thons

I have this sheet of paper on my desk that has a list of half marathons that I would like to do in 2012 — if I decide not to train for another full marathon. What? I know. Earlier in … Continue reading

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Bury Me on the Battery

After two weekends of long runs in Central Park I rewarded my legs with a long run on a semi-flat course along the Hudson River. Many, many years ago when I first started making regular visits to Christopher Street hanging … Continue reading

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