Category Archives: Running
Oh What A Year
It’s been 3 days since I ran – I did sneak 1.5-2 mile family walks in there the last two days. Tonight, after the requisite family walk, and the kids heading to bed, I headed out into very humid, and … Continue reading
Rough Week and Cross Training
Running ended up being a good stress reliever this week. After some pretty long days (wife took kids to swimming lessons every night, giving me an easy excuse to work late – not that I really wanted to). Only managed … Continue reading
Running Dumbo Lite
August 30-31 in Anaheim, California, I am registered for the Dumbo Double Dare Challenge – 10K Saturday followed by the DisneyLand Half on Sunday. I’ve been training pretty consistently since the the two half marathons in Feb. and April. Yesterday, … Continue reading
Summer is Here
Temperatures crept up into the high 80’s today, with the forecast set for mid-90’s tomorrow. I thought 105 in Arizona last week was bad, but throw in the Northeast humidity, and it was borderline miserable. At around 9pm tonight, temps … Continue reading
Running in Arizona
Last month during my trip to Arizona, I ended up not doing much in the way of exercising. This time around, I may a promise to myself that I would get out for at least a short run. It worked … Continue reading
All about the “Magic Mile”
Jeff Galloway’s training plans call for a “Magic Mile” (MM) numerous times throughout half and full marathon training. The concept is simple – after a brief warmup, you run a mile as fast as you can, giving full effort. That … Continue reading
Ill Fated Bib
So I ran the Crush Childhood Cancer 5K this morning, and drew lucky bib #666… I can’t make that up, this was the number they gave me. The race was all to support ten host families who have children battling … Continue reading
Crush Childhood Cancer 5K
Tomorrow morning, I’m heading down to the King of Prussia, PA to take part in the Crush Childhood Cancer 5K, running for Team Aidan. Aidan is the son of a coworker who was diagnosed with a highly fatal form of … Continue reading
Half #3 in the Books!
I did it! My 3rd half marathon is done! Finished in 2:41, which compared to my 3:03 previous best time is a 22 minute PR… I’ll take it. I was actually on track to finish ahead of the 2:30 pace … Continue reading
St. Luke’s Kids Races
Tomorrow is half marathon #3 for me, courtesy of St. Luke’s. But before then, I took the kids to the pre-race expo to pick up bibs and look around. The kids also got to participate in the St. Luke’s Kids … Continue reading