I’m thinking hard about the fall.  Which is strange, because we’ve had only about a week of spring.  But I am thinking abou the fall.  And a fall marathon.  Because why not? I’ll tell you why not.  I’m feeling a little burned out.  I mean, I still think about running all the time.  I still… Read more »

I don’t want to bury the lede here.  I ran Boston in 3:19:13, which is both a personal record and a qualifying time for next year’s Boston.  So I should be very happy.  With nothing to complain about.  Maybe I could write a post about meeting our goals, about enjoying the crowd, loving the gift… Read more »

We, as humans, all stress.  Some more than others.  Some of us hide it.  Some of us don’t.  I can’t imagine where I fall on that scale. We all have real things to stress about.  Money.  Relationships.  Health.  Why, then, do we choose to race?  Why would I, a person who is no stress-enthusiast, choose… Read more »

I’ve spent the last six days or so in sunny Phoenix, which has lead to some great runs.  I was lucky enough to be on a job that wasn’t as busy as some, and with some great people, so all in all, it was more conducive to training that I had any right to expect. I arrived… Read more »

It was the inaugural run of  Sleepy Hollow Half Marathon.  It’s my first time running a virgin race, and I was a little nervous about logistics and the course.  There was no elevation profile to obsess on, no lore of years gone by shared by other Taconics, no assurance that the porta potty count had been developed… Read more »

I’m in Orlando, feeling guilty about missing yet another snow storm at home in New York.  That being said, and expecting no sympathy from anyone at home, I should mention that it’s too freakin’ hot down here.  Again, I can hear your groans.  But it was 83° at 6pm today.  Yesterday, it was even warmer…. Read more »

Well, this weekend started off GREAT.  I set my alarm for 5:30am Saturday (Dear Diary:  running sucks), got up, and it was like 38°, which is a freakin’ heatwave based on the winter we’ve had.  I met a bunch of folks at the pumphouse for a 20 miler. It was a great group.  Caitlin, famous blogger and… Read more »

On Sunday, I ran the Boston Buildup 20k. This race, as the name might imply, is part of a series of races that are ostensibly for people training for Boston, but can be run by anyone. It’s a great series — this is only my second one, but I’m a big fan. I imagine there… Read more »

Vegas doesn’t suck.  There is a lot of good stuff here — great people, good food.  But as I’ve written in the past, it’s not a great place to run.  That’s not even really true — I have a friend and colleague who lives here and has turned me on to some great places to… Read more »

I’m in Detroit doing the fantastic autoshow.  For those of you who may not be aware, Detroit is very far west in the eastern time zone.  What does that mean, you may ask.  It means the freakin’ sun doesn’t come up until about 8am. I love running in the dark as much as the next… Read more »