I don’t remember how I came across , but it piqued my interest right away. Despite the fact that women make up an increasingly large share of marathon runners – in some cases making up a clear majority in the younger age groups – the world of marathon training still tends to be male dominated. … Read more
Recently, Garmin released the newest version of its Instinct watches – the Garmin Instinct 3. Today, I want to focus in on the Garmin Instinct 2X vs 3 Solar (50mm). The full release included an AMOLED version, a solar version, and a cheap E version. You can read an overview of them all here. If … Read more
Garmin recently released the new Instinct 3. If you’re in the market for a new watch, you’re probably wondering what the difference is when you compare the Garmin Instinct 2 vs Instinct 3 Solar. At their core, the watches are very similar. The Instinct 2 Solar still gets the job done for most runners. But … Read more
Things were starting to look up last week as I prepare for the Fred Lebow Half Marathon. Let’s hope things continue to improve this week. After a patch of rough weather and some travel, I’m back home. The weather is still wintry – but quite bearable. So I’m excited to get out and put in … Read more
The Tableau dashboard below collects data from marathons, tracks the number of finishers who meet their Boston qualifying time, and projects an estimated cutoff time for the 2026 Boston Marathon. It will be updated regularly throughout the year, through the registration period in September 2025. For more details on the data, the assumptions, and other … Read more
This week, Garmin dropped the details on its latest watches – the Garmin Instinct 3 AMOLED, Garmin Instinct 3 Solar, and the Garmin Instinct E. They’re not actually available for purchase yet, although they will be at the end of the week. But with the full specs released, this is a great opportunity to see … Read more
Last week ended up being more of a transition week than a real week of training. The intense cold kept me inside, and prevented me from getting in some of the real workouts that I had planned. But I did manage to get my mileage back up to 70 miles for the week – from … Read more
It’s New Year’s Day, and it’s time to take a look back at my year in running. I routinely reflect on my running – at the end of each week and after each big race. But doing so at the end of the year offers a really good opportunity to zoom out and put everything … Read more
The next big race on my calendar is the Fred Lebow Half Marathon in New York. I picked it, because I wanted to ensure that I had at least one chance to run a qualifying time for the NYC Marathon at a NYRR Half Marathon. The good thing about Fred Lebow is that anyone can … Read more
Last week, I published a brief analysis of the Valencia Marathon’s field – comparing it to other large races like Berlin, Chicago, and London. The takeaway – the Valencia Marathon has more sub-3:00 finishers than any other race in the world. Drilling down to young men, it has a very high percentage of runners going … Read more