Brian Rock In this post, you’ll find a collection of data visualizations related to the Boston Marathon. These data visualizations have all been created with Flourish. It’s a website where you can create and share amazing data visualizations. I’ve included the links to the visualizations below. Feel free to use them in your own work, but please … Read more
The best laid plans of mice and men … aren’t worth crap if you don’t follow them. You ever know something is a bad idea, and you go ahead and do it anyway? That was me yesterday. I went out too aggressively in the Jersey City Marathon, and I paid the price in the final … Read more
And just like that, it all comes to an end. For the past 14 weeks, I’ve been training for the Jersey City Marathon. At the start of a training cycle, the race seems so far away. There are so many weeks, so many long runs, so many workouts. And then all of a sudden, it’s … Read more
At the start of this week, I had two weeks left until the Jersey City Marathon. And that means it’s taper time. Usually, that’s also the time that you get ansy at end of a training block. After weeks of running so much, it seems strange to cut back. And it gives you a lot … Read more
Photo by Mayukh Karmakar on Pexels At the end of last week, I got some bad news. The race I’d been hoping to run as a tune up for the Jersey City Marathon – the Spring Distance Classic 15k – was cancelled due to flooding in the area. Last Saturday, New Jersey got hit by … Read more
Last week was the final peak week of my prep for the Jersey City Marathon, and I can finally start easing up a bit. But this week, there was one final challenge – my last (long) long run. I’m starting the week off with a 20 miler before I taper off for next weekend’s tune … Read more
In the beginning, marathon training seems endless. The race is so far away. But slowly, it comes into picture. The majority of the plan is behind me, this week is the last big push. Once I make it through this week, I’m done with the worst of it and I can ease up for the … Read more
Running a sub 3 hour marathon is a dream for many runners. It’s a lofty goal, and there’s something magical about the even ‘3 hour’ mark. 2:59 sound so much more impressive than 3:01 – as if you’ve broken through some barrier. But how hard is it to finish sub-3? You’ll find a wide range … Read more
This week’s training started on a high note – and ended on one. The middle, not so much. It was a good reminder of the ups and downs of marathon training. You keep piling on the miles and putting in the work, and some days are better than others. But in the long run, you’re … Read more
Recently, I’ve been writing a series of articles on Medium exploring how to bets compare race results between runners of different ages. Traditionally, the age grading system has been used to calculate an age graded time for the purpose of comparisons. This system uses an age factor to predict how much time you would slow … Read more