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
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
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 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