Last weekend was my main race of the spring – the Jersey City Marathon. It’s the third time that I’ve run this race. The first year, things didn’t go so well. They started off ok, but things completely unraveled in the end – capped off with a minor hamstring pull. The second year, things went … Read more
Last weekend, I ran the United NYC Half Marathon. The rest of the week was focused on recovery, and everything went to plan. At the end of the week, my legs felt great. My speed was back. And I was ready to attack these last couple weeks of training. Usually, I’d try to work in … Read more
This weekend, I ran the United Airlines NYC Half Marathon. I applied through the lottery for this race last year, and I didn’t get in. I did get into Brooklyn, and I had a blast there. I had lofty goals of hitting the 1:25 time qualifier for the NYC Marathon, but it wasn’t in the … Read more
This weekend, I ran the Fred Lebow Half Marathon in Central Park. I signed up for the race this year because I wanted a chance to run a qualifying time for the 2026 NYC Marathon at one of the NYRR Half Marathons – and you can sign up for Fred Lebow without having to earn … Read more
Today was the final race on my calendar for this year – the Rutgers Big Chill 5k. I try to run this race every year. I went to college (undergrad and grad) at Rutgers, so it’s great to be back on campus. And the timing of the race – early December – usually works out … Read more
Thursday was Thanksgiving – which means it was time for turkey trots around the country. For me, that meant the Ashenfelter 8k Classic. I ran this race for the first time last year, and I finished in 31:52. I was hoping to improve on that this year. This is also a big race for our … Read more
This week, I ran the Last Chance XC Championship 8k. It’s one of the USATF-NJ team championship races, and it’s part of the USATF-NJ Grand Prix. This wasn’t a big goal race for me. I’m still only five weeks out from Chicago, so I’m just getting my legs back under me. But I felt good … Read more
Last Sunday, I ran the Chicago Marathon. It was the first of my Abbott World Marathon Majors. When I ran the Erie Marathon last year, I was hoping to qualify for Boston. My time there didn’t make the cutoff for Boston 2024, but it did get me in to Chicago as a consolation prize. In … 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
This weekend was the By Hook or By Crook 12k in Sandy Hook. It was both a USATF-NJ team race and a USATF National Masters Championship. Plus, it was a good opportunity – four weeks out from Chicago – to test my fitness. This race has been marked on my calendar, and I’ve been looking … Read more