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2009 Philadelphia Marathon

Robert James Reese — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:19:39 +0000

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 [...]

2008 Philadelphia Marathon

Robert James Reese — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 23:42:36 +0000

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 [...]

I Hate Summer

Robert James Reese — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:20:40 +0000

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 [...]