Crazy how much things can change in a year. And how much they stay the same. I dropped almost 19 minutes off my Philadelphia Marathon time from last year, finishing in 2:57:52 but the manner in which I ran the course was eerily similar — I went out way too fast, setting a [...]
Today’s race was a huge ego check for me. I remember thinking right after the Mile 17 marker, This isn’t even that hard. I can’t believe that I made such a big deal about finishing one of these. At that point, I still had an average pace of 6:50 and was starting [...]
It is so ridiculously hot, I can’t stand it. I met with Antonio at 7:30 this morning to go for a run along the East River, trying to beat the heat, but it was already 86 degrees and 61% humidity. By the time I finished stretching and walking the block-and-a-half to the FDR [...]