Brian Rock This year, one of my goals was to run my first marathon. I registered for the New Jersey Marathon in October, and eventually had my plans shifted to Atlantic City due to Covid. But happily, I was able to run a race. Here’s my race report. Training for My First Marathon I wrote more extensively … Read more
After I spent the spring training for a half, the plan was to continue to ramp up my mileage and prepare for a full marathon in the fall. The bad news is that life got busy in a variety of ways, and I stopped writing this blog for a while. I had hoped to write … Read more
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that I’m training for a marathon this fall. Let me apologize for not updating things lately. I promise I’ll get back to it soon. But I’ll also be running a different kind of race. I’ve decided to run for Board of Education in my town … Read more
I’ve seen this question pop up a lot recently in running groups – does the Covid vaccine have any impact on your running performance? And can you run after getting the vaccine? Generally, the responses seem to fall into two categories. Some people have no symptoms at all, and there is seemingly no impact on … Read more
Two weeks ago, I ran my latest half marathon time trial. I was in much better shape than I was last year, and I expected to both improve my time and run a better race. Unfortunately, while my time did improve significantly I still blew up in the second half of the race – similar … Read more
For the past twelve weeks or so, I’ve been training for a half marathon. I initially planned on running an actual half marathon this Sunday in Atlantic City. However, I waited too long to register and it filled up. I also had an appointment to get the Moderna vaccine this week, and I didn’t want … Read more
Out of Thin Air, by Michael Crawley, is an excellent book about running. It’s not a book that focuses on training per se, but there are nuggets of running wisdom interspersed through its engaging storytelling. Lately, I’ve been on a reading kick and a lot of the books I’m reading have been about running. Some … Read more
I’m now halfway through my current half marathon training block, and I thought this was a good point to stop and reflect on how things are going. I’ve made a few adjustments throughout these first six weeks, but I’ve more or less stuck to the original plan that I laid out. Early on, there was … Read more
One thing that can have a huge impact on your Garmin Body Battery level is drinking alcohol. I enjoy drinking fairly often, but it’s usually a couple beers or a glass of wine. I’ve cut back a lot since my younger days, and that’s probably a good thing. But from time to time, I over … Read more
I spent the last twelve weeks training for a 5k, and I set a new PR of 22:37 in a time trial. My goal all along was to use this training block as a bridge to a better half marathon – and ultimately a marathon. I tentatively have my sights set on a half marathon … Read more