Five weeks ago, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. Normally, I’d take some time before another big race. But this weekend, I raced the RBC Brooklyn Half. The reason is that NYRR changed the rules for qualifying times for the NYC Marathon. Previously, you could get in with marathon or half marathon results from other … Read more
About a month ago, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. And just like that – five weeks is up, and I’ll be running the Brooklyn Half Marathon at the end of this week. Going into this, I was a little hesitant. After previous marathons, I’ve taken a few weeks of recovery time before I started … Read more
I’m suddenly realizing just how fast of a turnaround it’s been between the Jersey City Marathon and the Brooklyn Half Marathon. I’ve recovered well after racing Jersey City – but it’s only been a couple of weeks. At the start of this week, I’ll have less than two weeks to go to the Brooklyn Half. … Read more
Just two weeks, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. Usually, I’d take it easy for a few weeks with a clear focus on recovery – but this time I’m pushing things along a bit in order to get ready for the Brooklyn Half Marathon. The race is five weeks after Jersey City – just enough … Read more
This is the second week following the Jersey City Marathon. The race and the training seem so long ago. It’s hard to believe it was just a few days ago. You can read the race report here. I went out too fast, and I paid the price, but I still finished with a decent time. … Read more
This week started with the Jersey City Marathon. It didn’t go quite as well as I had hoped, and I have some regrets about going out a little too aggressively in the beginning. But things still ended up well enough. You can read the race report here. With the race over, it’s time to focus … Read more
The best laid plans of mice and men … aren’t worth crap if you don’t follow them. You ever know something is a bad idea, and you go ahead and do it anyway? That was me yesterday. I went out too aggressively in the Jersey City Marathon, and I paid the price in the final … Read more
And just like that, it all comes to an end. For the past 14 weeks, I’ve been training for the Jersey City Marathon. At the start of a training cycle, the race seems so far away. There are so many weeks, so many long runs, so many workouts. And then all of a sudden, it’s … Read more
At the start of this week, I had two weeks left until the Jersey City Marathon. And that means it’s taper time. Usually, that’s also the time that you get ansy at end of a training block. After weeks of running so much, it seems strange to cut back. And it gives you a lot … Read more
Photo by Mayukh Karmakar on Pexels At the end of last week, I got some bad news. The race I’d been hoping to run as a tune up for the Jersey City Marathon – the Spring Distance Classic 15k – was cancelled due to flooding in the area. Last Saturday, New Jersey got hit by … Read more