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Summer Racing Season Week 6: We’re Back, Baby!

June 8, 2025 by Brian Rock

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

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Summer Racing Season Week 5: A Partially Successful 10k

June 1, 2025 by Brian Rock

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

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Summer Racing Season Week 4: Finally Hitting Paces

May 24, 2025 by Brian Rock

Last week ended with the Mile by Impact Zone, and I had a decent showing. It wasn’t my fastest mile ever, but my legs felt pretty good and I finished strong. It was a good end to the week, and I think things are looking up. I’ve a 10k coming up at the beginning of … Read more

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Summer Racing Season Week 3: Racing the Mile, or Trying To

May 24, 2025May 18, 2025 by Brian Rock

The first two weeks of this racing season have gone well enough. My recovery is on track, and my legs are feeling better. But my workouts are still a little slower than usual, and I can’t quite hit the paces that I was able to hit pre-marathon. I’ve got a little more work to do. … Read more

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Summer Racing Season: Week 2 – A Step Closer to Normal

May 14, 2025May 10, 2025 by Brian Rock

At this point, I’m still easing back into training. My first couple of recovery weeks after Jersey City are done, and it’s time to start feeling things out with some easy workouts. Last week was a good first step. My volume was lower than usual, and my paces a bit easy. This week, I plan … Read more

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Summer Racing Season: Week 1 – Back to Training, Little by Little

May 3, 2025 by Brian Rock

It’s been two full weeks since I ran the Jersey City Marathon, and my recovery has been going well. Last week, I worked a few strides into my easy runs, and my legs feel pretty good. It’s still early, and I’m still not “fully” back. But it’s time to start adding in a little light … Read more

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Jersey City Marathon Recovery: Week 2, and Feeling Closer to Normal

April 26, 2025 by Brian Rock

I’m a full week out from the Jersey City Marathon, and things are slowly getting back to normal. Last week, I was in San Diego for a conference. I eased back into running, 3-4 miles a day, and everything went pretty well. With one exception: I definitely got sick. Towards the end of the week, … Read more

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Jersey City Marathon Training: Race Week and Recovery

April 21, 2025 by Brian Rock

It’s been a long time coming, and now it’s here and gone: race week. When I ran Chicago in October, I had hoped to notch a BQ – in the low 3:00’s, with sub-3:00 as a stretch goal. If I did well, I was considering skipping a spring marathon and focusing more on a half … Read more

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Race Report: The Tale of Two Halfs at the Jersey City Marathon

April 18, 2025 by Brian Rock

Last weekend was my main race of the spring – the Jersey City Marathon. It’s the third time that I’ve run this race. The first year, things didn’t go so well. They started off ok, but things completely unraveled in the end – capped off with a minor hamstring pull. The second year, things went … Read more

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Jersey City Marathon Training Week 10: The Final Taper Week

April 12, 2025 by Brian Rock

One week to go. Time to taper down – and second guess myself all week as to whether or not I’m actually ready for this race. Early on, my training was going ok. I didn’t bounce back from Fred Lebow quite as quickly as I would have liked, and as a result I don’t think … Read more

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