After my poor showing at the Jersey City Marathon in April, this weekend was my chance at marathon redemption. So what’s the verdict? It was a split decision. Keep reading, and I’ll tell you the story. Background and Context This weekend, I ran the Erie Marathon. It’s my fourth marathon, and my last chance at … Read more
Sunday was the Fitzgerald’s 5k Lager Run in Glen Ridge. And it was hot. Not brutally hot, like the Tom Fleming 5 Miler in Bloomfield last June. But it was hot enough. I didn’t do quite as well as I had hoped. But I managed to eke out a PR – at least a PR … Read more
Yesterday, I ran the Jersey City Marathon. The first half went according to plan. The second half did not. Background, Training, and Goal Setting This was my third marathon. I trained for my first two using Jack Daniel’s 2Q training plan, and this time I decided to switch things up with Pfitz. I chose the … Read more
Sunday, I raced the Essex County Cherry Blossom 10k in Newark’s Branch Brook Park. This is a big local race, and it fit pretty well into my Pfitz training plan. Pfitz called for tune up races with two and four weeks to go – this race was three weeks out from my goal marathon. I … Read more
My goal race this fall was the Philly Marathon. It was a frigid, windy morning. But it was a great race nonetheless. Here’s my race report. Training for the Philly Marathon I wrote an extensive post about my training for this marathon here. But here’s the short version. I followed Jack Daniels 2Q, peaking at … 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
I’ve had two main goals while training this spring – to set a new a PR in the 10k and to set a PR in the half marathon. The time finally came for my 10k. On a cold and rainy Sunday morning in April, I lined up for the start of Essex County’s Cherry Blossom … Read more
This year, one of my goals was to run my first marathon. I registered for the New Jersey Marathon in October, and eventually had my plans shifted to Atlantic City due to Covid. But happily, I was able to run a race. Here’s my race report. Training for My First Marathon I wrote more extensively … Read more