Last week ended with the Rutgers Big Chill 5k. It wasn’t quite as good as I hoped, but it was a solid PR – and I’m happy with it. This week is something of a transition week. I plan to keep it fairly easy and take a bit of a down week before transitioning back … Read more
Sunday, I ran the Jersey Shore Half Marathon. This is the third time that I’ve run this race. It was the first half marathon I ever ran, way back in 2014. I finished in 1:55, and I was just excited to finish under 2 hours. I was also very undertrained, and about a week after … Read more
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
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
My goal race this spring was a half marathon. Yesterday was the big day – the Coastal Delaware Running Festival in Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. Rehobeth Beach is a wonderful little shore town in Delaware, and it was a perfect place to spend a weekend leading up to this running festival. Keep reading this race report … Read more
This spring, I’ve been training for a half marathon using the 5k-10k plan found in Jack Daniels’ book Running Formula. I’ve previously written about my experience in Phase II of the plan, as well as my experience with Phase III of the plan. My goal race is Sunday, and I’m through my last workout in … Read more
I’m still working my way through my spring training block. I have two big races on my calendar. The first is a local 10k in early April and the second is a half marathon in Delaware towards the end of the month. I’ve been following the 60-70mpw 5k-10k plan in Jack Daniels’ Running Formula. I … Read more