Brian Rock 
A couple weeks ago, we took a quick trip down to Baltimore for the weekend. It’s an easy drive, and although I’ve been to and through the city before, I’ve never really spent a significant amount of time there. The seafood was great – especially the crab cakes. We found a few sights to see. … Read more
Yesterday, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. The first half went according to plan. The second half did not. Background, Training, and Goal Setting This was my third marathon. I trained for my first two using Jack Daniel’s 2Q training plan, and this time I decided to switch things up with Pfitz. I chose the … Read more
Tomorrow, I’m running the Jersey City Marathon. Last time I wrote about my training, I had just wrapped up my peak weeks and I had a few weeks left. With the training behind me and the race ahead of me, I figured this would be a good time to reflect on how training went and … Read more
In spring 2023, Garmin released the newest watches in its Forerunner line – the 965 and the 265. This release comes less than a year after the 955 came out. So you should be wondering – what’s the difference comparing the Garmin Forerunner 965 vs 955? When I first saw that the 965 would be … Read more
In March 2023, Garmin dropped the latest watches in their Forerunner series – the 265 and the 965. This is less than a year after the release of the 255, which begs the question – what’s the difference when you compare the Garmin Forerunner 265 vs 255? It seemed early for them to release a … Read more
I recently went on a quick weekend trip to the Eastern Shore of Virginia. I was looking for a convenient getaway within driving distance of New Jersey, and Chincoteague Island made the list. It’s got water, good seafood, wild ponies, and – of course – some great running routes. Things to Know About Chincoteague and … Read more
Sunday, I raced the Essex County Cherry Blossom 10k in Newark’s Branch Brook Park. This is a big local race, and it fit pretty well into my Pfitz training plan. Pfitz called for tune up races with two and four weeks to go – this race was three weeks out from my goal marathon. I … Read more
My training this spring is focused on the Jersey City Marathon coming up at the end of April. The last time I posted a check in, I was three weeks into the training cycle and things were going well. Six weeks have flown by, and at this point I have about three weeks to go. … Read more
At the end of 2019, I weighed 210 pounds. For a 6’1″ man, that’s not horrible. But it was the most I’ve ever weighed, and I realized that if I didn’t change things around I’d probably continue to gain weight. So I switched things up. I started to exercise, I watched what I ate, and … Read more
This week, I’m spending a few days up in Lake George for a relaxing winter get away. It’s been about three and a half weeks since this training block started. I was a bit hesitant going in. But things have been going pretty smooth. Here’s a quick run down. The Plan – Modified Pfitz 12/85 … Read more