I ran a 1:22:57 half marathon out in Brooklyn this morning. That 6:19/mile overall pace was good enough for 75th out of 7,006. It was also a new personal best and a NYCM qualifier. The race was far from smooth sailing though.
I really, really didn’t want to wake up this morning. [...]
Rough day out in Brooklyn today. I finished with a new personal record by 13 seconds (1:27:17 was the official time), but I was anticipating a much bigger improvement. More importantly, I was expecting myself to run a better race. Instead of running hard the whole 13.1, I just sort of gave [...]
Thank god it’s Friday. I was having so much trouble sitting still and concentrating at work today. Although vacations are cool, they can be tough to get over. Going from the beautiful open air of the mountains to a noisy midtown desk is a tough transition to make.
I’m also happy that it’s [...]