Brian Rock 
It’s July, and the Philadelphia Marathon is still months away. But if you’ve been on the fence about registering for the race, it’s too late. Philly is officially sold out. A couple weeks ago, I saw someone post online that the race was at 95% capacity. They had been thinking about registering, and didn’t realize … Read more
Feature Photo by Leo Visions on Unsplash If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, you know that I’m a fan of Jack Daniels and his 2Q marathon training plans. But I’ve also got a lot of respect for Pfitz, and I read both Advanced Marathoning and Faster Road Racing early on in my … Read more
This week, the Boston Athletic Association dropped a bombshell of an announcement – that qualifying times from downhill marathons will be subject to an adjustment starting with the 2027 Boston Marathon. As the competition to get into Boston has become more intense, runners’ feelings about downhill marathons have become equally intense. Steep downhill races – … Read more
Last week has been the high point of my summer season so far. My long run went great, and my legs felt great throughout the week. I even hit some good paces in my workout – giving me some hope for this week’s races. This week starts with a race – the Fitzgerald’s Lager Run … Read more
The dashboard below contains summaries of race reports from Reddit – specifically r/AdvancedRunning and r/Marathon_Training. It includes over 1,200 marathon race reports published since 2016. You can use the filters at the top to narrow down the list of race reports in the table on the left. Click on a specific race report in the … Read more
My immediate recovery after the Jersey City Marathon went well, but my transition back to training and racing has been a bit iffy. The weird thing about the post-marathon period is that you never quite feel 100% … and then one day, you do. In the past few weeks, I’ve gotten my mileage up. My … Read more
Feature Photo: By Whoisjohngalt – Own work, CC0, Link Last week, USATF announced the entry standard for the 2028 US Olympic Trials Marathon: 2:16 for men and 2:37 for women. The new men’s standard is two minutes lower than it was in 2024 (2:18). That was a minute faster than it was in 2016 and … Read more
Last week, I wrote up a summary and analysis of John Korir’s training for the 2025 Boston Marathon. He has a public Strava profile, so it’s all out there for someone with the patience to comb through it. One thing that I wasn’t able to see previously, though, was the details of his Tuesday workouts. … Read more
In November, I launched the Boston Marathon Cutoff Time Tracker to project the expected cutoff for the 2026 Boston Marathon. Since then, I’ve made regularly updates to incorporate additional race results as they become available. For those of you that are interested in making your own prediction and who are technically savvy, I’ve cleaned up … Read more
Last week ended on a high note. My threshold workout on Friday went pretty well. It was light, since I have a race coming up Monday, but I hit paces that I haven’t been able to hit since before Jersey City. This week is the next test – a 10k race at the Ridgewood Run … Read more