Well, another month draws to a close today. And what a month it’s been. We learned that this whole credit crunch thing isn’t just something we’re going to shake off. We saw a football dynasty can crumble faster than you can say “torn ACL.” And, we watched the last game ever to be played at [...]
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I wonder what people would talk about if it wasn’t for the weather. All day today, I’ve heard people bitching and complaining about the rain and the cold and the clouds. But, it was only a few weeks ago that these same people were all whining about the heat. Yes, the rain can sometimes be [...] Well, for the second straight Sunday, I set a personal record in a race, yet walked away knowing that I could have done much better. Today’s was at the Fifth Avenue Mile, only the second time I’ve ever run a mile-long road race. (So, the P.R. wasn’t that big of a deal.) Even though [...] The bad thing about long runs is that they completely take over your weekend. I stayed in last night, ate healthy, and went to sleep early so I could wake up well-rested and energetic this morning. Upon waking, I ate a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, stretched a bit, then headed outside to 116th & [...] My running of the NYRR Grand Prix: Queens Half-Marathon this morning had enough melodrama to fill a made-for-t.v. movie. There were twists and turns in the plot the whole way, but I managed to finish with the sub-1:35:00 time that I was looking for… barely. As feared, I started with one of my way-too-fast starts that [...] I just got back from NYRR with my bib for tomorrow’s Queens Half Marathon. I’m going to be sporting the number 303. This is significant for two reasons: First, it’s the area code I grew up in (Denver, Colorado). Second, it means that I’m going to be starting in the first wave with all the [...] |
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