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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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