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
After running the Philly marathon in November, my recovery has been going fairly well. Over the course of the first four weeks, I slowly eased back in. My mileage increased and the soreness went away, but my hip flexor wasn’t 100% and I bailed on my first attempt at a long run. Over the next … Read more
Today is New Year’s Eve, so it’s time for a look back over the last year of running. How did things go in 2022, and what am I looking forward to in 2023? Review of My 2022 Running Goals I looked back at my year-in-review post for 2021 to see what I wrote as goals … Read more
It’s now been six weeks since I ran the Philly Marathon. Two weeks ago, I wrote up a quick recap of my recovery since the marathon. Things were going well – but not great. So I thought I’d do a final check in today to document how I’m feeling. Marathon Recovery Goals Going into the … Read more
After months of hard training, that post-marathon period is a time to rest and recover. I ran the Philly Marathon this year, and it’s now a little over three weeks since the race. I’ve been meaning to write up a quick reflection on how my recovery has been going for a while now, and I … Read more
My goal race this fall was the Philly Marathon. It was a frigid, windy morning. But it was a great race nonetheless. Here’s my race report. Training for the Philly Marathon I wrote an extensive post about my training for this marathon here. But here’s the short version. I followed Jack Daniels 2Q, peaking at … Read more
This weekend, I’ll be running the Philadelphia Marathon. So I figured that this would be a good time to reflect on how my training has gone the past few months. So here’s an overview of this training cycle – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Training Cycle Goals Last October, I ran my first … Read more
The weather on Sunday was … interesting. I was scheduled to run the Jersey Shore Half Marathon as a tune up race for the Philly Marathon. I’d been watching the weather, hoping it wasn’t going to be too warm. It definitely wasn’t too warm.. Despite the wind and rain and all around miserable conditions, I … Read more