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Run for Central Park

Robert James Reese — Sat, 17 Jul 2010 22:28:12 +0000

I ran a lousy race this morning. It was hot, I was short on sleep, and I started out too quick. That trifecta led to a 24:50 four miler, a 6:12/mile pace — slower than my 10K pace and only 7 seconds per mile off my half marathon pace.

Helen and I met up [...]

Demons

Robert James Reese — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 01:14:14 +0000

My legs were twitching all day as I sat at my desk, and I couldn’t help but stare longingly out the window onto the sunny park below. I had skipped yesterday’s run completely because of the pain in my legs and the 2.4 mile jog I took with Helen this morning had done nothing [...]

2010 NYC Half Marathon

Robert James Reese — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 01:18:48 +0000

Back when NYRR first posted the info on the NYC Half, I decided that I’d be skipping it. I just couldn’t justify spending $80 or whatever it was to run a half marathon here in Manhattan. My stinginess worked out well… Today ended up being a great day to be on the sidelines [...]

Wind, Rain, and 8000 Meters

Robert James Reese — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:34:15 +0000

This morning was just about as good as it gets. I ended up with another 19.4 miles in my training log, a new 8K P.R., and a pair of very wet shoes. I had no intention of running the NYRR 8000 until earlier this week when my old running partner Sarah emailed me [...]

Friday Night Run

Robert James Reese — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 05:29:33 +0000

Helen is in South Africa this week to run a race (in which she kicked ass, by the way), I have a ton of work to get done this weekend for one of my Ink Plant clients, and I was just plain tired from a long week, so I had absolutely no plans for my [...]

Snow Day

Robert James Reese — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 16:24:03 +0000

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…) [...]

Triple the Long Run, Triple the Fun

Robert James Reese — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:45:05 +0000

57 miles in 3 days. That’s my plan for the weekend. And I’m 2/3 of the way there.

Early in the week, I decided that I’d do double 20’s this weekend since it was my last chance before having to start the taper for the HMRRC Winter Marathon. I was a little worried [...]

Manhattan Half Marathon

Robert James Reese — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:08:38 +0000

Wow. Today did not go as planned. I wasn’t sure if I’d be able to do it, but I managed to break the 1:27 barrier. 1:26, 1:25, and 1:24 too… I still can’t quite believe that I just ran a 1:23:46 half marathon, 6:23/mile overall. Especially after such a [...]

Another Week

Robert James Reese — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:38:07 +0000

On the running front, this week has been less than stellar. It started well, but went to shit when I decided to race the mile up at the Armory. Thanks to that, I finished with less than 47 miles for the week. Not where I need to be 6 weeks out from [...]

Ted Corbitt 15K

Robert James Reese — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:42:52 +0000

I’ve never been less concerned about not hitting a race goal. I planned to run yesterday’s 15K in Central Park in under an hour but ended up with a 1:00:23 instead. I just shrugged and said, “It wasn’t meant to be today.” And then I was fine with it.

I found Antonio, grabbed [...]