Category: Running

Two races, in two days, and two new personal records.  Normally, I wouldn’t scheduled 2 races on 1 weekend, but I already booked the Hall of Fame Half Marathon in Utica when Sandy said that we should do the Komen Race For the Cure 5k.  I’d contemplated doing both in the same weekend previously, but…

Here are some fun action shots from the folks over at Brightroom.  If you only look quickly, you might even mistake me for being a real runner.  Kinda pricey for prints, but I may finally break down and buy one.  It was a PR, after all.

For the first race in a long time, I feel that my training investment really showed some dividends.  In addition to keeping fairly active over the winter (mostly running and weights at the Planet Fitness down the street) and a somewhat unprecedented 6 full course trainging runs (including some in hellaciously crappy weather), I was…

A surprisingly good time. Bright sunshine beating down on my me while I sat in my office at home this morning was enough to lure me out for a run. I’ve been trying to get motivated for the last week or so, but I could never get into the mood. So, I suited up with…

If you’ve run a marathon or thinking about running a marathon (either dreaming or are seriously committed) keep an eye out for Spirit of the Marathon. Its a documentary on the history and modern evolution of the sport. I’m not a big sports history buff (yawn), but this was interesting and light hearted enough to…

On one of my favorite TV shows, Mythbusters, they have what are known as Mythbuster’s Moments. Every once in a while, Adam stops and reflects on what he’s doing, like blowing something up or putting himself on the line in some crazy experiment, and realizes just how crazy things have gotten. Not nearly as exciting,…

Not sure what the deal is but lately, my running hasn’t been going so well, specifically the long runs.  It feels like all my get up and go has just plain got up and went. Ever since the marathon, it feels like my legs just haven’t been the same. I slow brought the daily runs…

The Wineglass Marathon results are in. I am proud to report the rest of the 1st Marathon team did 100% awesome: Bob: 3:29:07* Joe: 3:34:06 Suzanne: 3:48:00 Jen: 3:50:22* Diane: 4:06:21 *- qualified for Boston Marathon! Again, I am once again humbled to have had the opportunity to train with such awesome athletes (and coach…

This morning, I figured that I had enough of a break and headed out for a daily run.  I was torn between 1 or 2 laps on my 22 minute circuit.  The first lap went pretty good, so I hung on for number 2.  Toward the middle of that lap, my right knee started to…

I finally got a little time to sit down and get my split info from the marathon off my watch. As mentioned in the previous post, I missed a few of the mile markers. When this happened I averaged the time across the miles (marked with asterisks below); good enough for my purposes. Mile 1:…