I guess this is still a race report, even though I wasn’t really racing this morning. Helen wanted to run the Al Gordon 4 Miler and I agreed that it sounded like fun. I wasn’t sure when I signed up how seriously I’d take it, but by this morning there was no doubt [...]
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Thanks to yet another big snowstorm, NYC schools were closed yesterday which meant that Helen and I were able to head out for an afternoon run during my lunch break. (I still had to work; one of the few bummers about being able to work from home is that you never get snow days…) [...] I ran my fifth marathon today and ended up with my second worst time ever, a 3:07:14. Obviously, this is nowhere near my goal time of 2:55:00 but I’m not nearly as upset by it as you would think. I made some big mistakes today, but I learned a lot of good lessons [...] My first marathon of the year is two days away. We’re headed up to Albany in less than an hour. That means it’s time to solidify goals. Gulp. The weather report for Sunday is looking almost perfect. It’s supposed to be a high of 37, cloudy, with only a 10% chance of [...] Helen and I headed up to her hometown in western Massachusetts this weekend. The trip went really well, nothing like Meet the Parents (phew…) and provided a nice escape from the city. We got in solid runs both days we were up there. The scenery was beautiful and the hills were intense. As we were getting [...] I wasn’t planning on running the mile again so soon. The last one took too much out of me — both mentally and physically. But, last night, riding the subway to Brooklyn, it suddenly seemed like a good idea to give it another shot. My legs were feeling good, I got in [...] Considering that I don’t follow any formal training plan, it shouldn’t be a big surprise that I don’t have a scripted out taper plan ready for Albany. Instead, I have the basic tenets of the taper in my head, and am loosely following them while still listening to my body. From both reading literature and [...] This morning was completely unlike any other morning I’ve ever had. The ESBRU was such a unique experience. Despite all the great advice I got going into it (much of it in the comments to my posts up here), I really didn’t know what to expect. I made some big mistakes and [...] |
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