And the winner of the “hills challenge” is Prospect Park. Mind you, Central Park is still a challenging course, but it’s getting second place for now. Chilly morning, but very mild wind today. In mile three I had a bad fall when this “boy” (yes I demoted his stupid butt) crossed in front of me […]
What an amazing first meetup for us tonight. It was a joy getting to know everyone’s journey into the running world. Looking forward to making the 2019 Freep Ambassador team ROCK! In the end, with all of the challenges of getting into town, the experience was absolutely rewarding. The Sporting Statues Project A. Thomas Schomberg […]
I was already not feeling great about running this morning and the nine-mile bike ride to get to the race probably wrecked me even more. I was doing fine until mile seven and couldn’t draw my second wind. I guess it blew off somewhere with the cherry blossoms. After adding a couple walks and water […]
Took a day trip to Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. Why? Because it’s there. I had never visited Denver and plan to run a race out there in the future. So why not test out the air quality? Elected to pick one thing that would make the most in a short amount of time. So a […]
United Airlines NYC Half Marathon RECAP My watch stopped after mile six for some odd reason. It was right after crossing the Manhattan Bridge. So my Garmin gave me 12.1 miles. Very odd. I’m still counting this is 13.1. Anyway, on to the race. After a confusing wave start, we were off. Somehow I always […]
Little Rock Half Marathon RECAP Wind and rain tried to rule the day. The temperature was 36°F to start. I couldn’t get a ride to get to start on time. Kudos to my taxi driver for not charging me because he couldn’t get me to the convention center block. Good grief! My time was too […]
Wow, that was a challenge. The temperature was 10°F to start. Coldest I’ve ever run a race. We had headwinds the majority of the course. At least we did eventually have some sun and it helped a bit. They do get points for having the warning tent at the start area. I knew that the […]
Another amazing race year is about to set sail. I’m not stacking the race calendar nearly as much as I did in 2018, but so far it’s one race a month up until June with some other months already filled in. This may be another four marathon year. However, not the four weeks of four […]
Marathon #8 is done! Four marathons in four weeks. Wow, that was a beast, but then so is any marathon. However, the history behind this race, past and present, increased the symbolic tradition for so many people. This event was so full. Full of emotions, energy and empathy. The fires this summer in Mati created […]
The Detroit Free Press/Chemical Bank Marathon was challenging with the frigid cold 34°F start that didn’t warm much above 41°F when I finished. I was prepared to take pictures when I crossed the Ambassador Bridge into Canada but refrained when I remembered that I planned to PR this race. So, on I went, mile after […]
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