In six weeks, I’m running the Erie Marathon in Pennsylvania. I’m halfway through my twelve week training block, so this is a logical time to check in and see how things are going. Background and Context If you haven’t been following the blog, let me start with a quick bit of background. I’ve been working … Read more
It’s summer time here in New Jersey, and that means heat and humidity. The weather is subpar for running, and the months of July and August are typically pretty miserable. It’s common knowledge that heat and humidity make running harder. But just how harder is it? Recently, I spent some time in south Florida visiting … Read more
Sunday was the Fitzgerald’s 5k Lager Run in Glen Ridge. And it was hot. Not brutally hot, like the Tom Fleming 5 Miler in Bloomfield last June. But it was hot enough. I didn’t do quite as well as I had hoped. But I managed to eke out a PR – at least a PR … Read more
In the spring, I ran the Jersey City marathon. It didn’t go quite as well as I’d planned. But recovery from the marathon went pretty well. Within three weeks, I was feeling pretty good. This weekend – seven weeks after the marathon – I’m running a 5k. Now that the race is almost here, I … Read more
Three weeks ago, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. It didn’t go quite as well as I had hoped. But with it in the rear view mirror, I’ve had a chance to recover, reflect, and plan ahead. Let me share how things have been going. For more on my general approach to marathon recovery, read … 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
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
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