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Category Archives: NYC Marathon
16 Miles With a Race in Between
Another week, another race. Typically, I don’t like doing races during my marathon training. It can be really hard to add all those extra miles in an efficient manner but the Fitness Magazine 4 Mile race is one of my … Continue reading
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Tagged body, Fitness magazine mind, Garmin, marathon training, NYRR, Running, spirit 4 mile race
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Bronx 10 Mile Race Recap
It’s not often that a 10 mile race is offered in these parts. The only other I regularly take part in is the Cherry Tree 10 mile race in Prospect Park sponsored by the Prospect Park Track Club and I’ve … Continue reading
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Tagged Bronx 10 mile, Garmin, gatorade, Hal Higdon, marathon training, NYRR, racing
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Taking Nothing for Granted
Today was one of those days when it was just really hard to get my run in. One it was Saturday, a rare day when I get to sleep in and for me that means I slept until 8:00 am. … Continue reading
Panic Time?
If you train for a spring marathon this means that a good portion of your training will take place during winter, if you train for a fall marathon you’ll be training during the hottest months of the summer. Either way … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Park, hot, humidity, NYRR, Running, training
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NYRR NFL Back to Football Run
I’ll be honest about this — I signed up for this race because we got a Nike Dri-Fit shirt. I am that shallow. The distance, four miles, was actually the distance I was supposed to run for my marathon training … Continue reading
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Tagged Central Park, Garmin, Hal Higdon, NFL, Nike+, NYC Marathon, NYRR, Running, training
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Wimps Need Not Apply
I practically had the streets to myself this morning and that was such a wonderful feeling, if only because no one could see me slogging along. It may not have been a pretty sight. We’re now at that time of … Continue reading
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Tagged Body Glide, NYC Marathon, rain, Running, safety
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Week 7
Yeah, that’s not a very exciting title for a blog post just as this wasn’t a very exciting week for running. My quad was somewhat achy this week so I only ran twice during the week with the hopes of … Continue reading
Leave Your Baggage at Home
If you are running the NYC Marathon or are a member of NYRR you’ve already heard about the new policy announced today — there will be no bag check at the marathon. This will also probably be the zillionth blog … Continue reading
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Tagged NYC Marathon, NYRR, philadelphia, Running
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Back to School
After giving my quad some extra rest last week, today meant getting back on schedule and a lovely three mile run around the block. My quad was tight for most of the run but felt better running than when it … Continue reading
Now We’re Talking
We’re finally in to the meat of my training program, the time when from here on out every long is double digits. Marathon training feels light now. I took the week off from running to give every muscle in my … Continue reading
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Tagged Garmin, Hal Higdon, NYC Marathon, Running, training
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