Entries from May, 2010

Slacker.  That’s what Lesley Higgins aka @le_diable called me yesterday for running 13.5 miles (8:38 pace) instead of the 14 that I proclaimed on the way out the door via Twitter.  Doh.  I really have no defense: my watch either freaked out or I forgot to start it after I ran into a teammate on the Bridle Path in the midst of my mid-distance run.  The latter is more likely.  We ran together for probably about 1.5 when he trailed off as he was done w/ his 13.  I looked down at the watch and expected to see ~3.5 miles, instead I saw 1.7 and nothing moving.  Idiot.  I miscalculated the loops and ended up 800m short.  Gah!  I’m an idiot. Continue Reading

Kind of a long title, but I wanted to get a few thoughts across with it.  After a universally acknowledged BIG workout on Tuesday (universally acknowledged = poll of teammates) and uncertain what I had left, I wondered could I keep the back-to-back strong tempo sessions going.  The August weather front from Wednesday was pushed out by a series of thunderstorms that started as I was 1 mile into my warm up last night and heading to the CPTC meet up spot in CP.  When I heard the crack of thunder followed immediately by lightning I hesitated and thought of turning around, but I saw a teammate 30 meters ahead so I kept going.  Like idiots we all gathered under a tree.  Even after someone questioned our sanity, we didn’t budge until we started the workout.  35+ dummies.  Luckily the storm passed quickly and left us with moderate sprinkles and cooling breeze.  It was actually a money weather night for running. Continue Reading

Thank you all for the great comments / feedback on the 5k. Runner’s Kitchen really drove home the point with this goodie: Continue Reading

… Me, But Fitter!  The auditors from PricewaterhouseCoopers have returned the envelope for the winner of one of the more coveted awards / opportunities on these Interwebs … Guest Blogger at A Marathoner!!!  Wooowhooo!!  Seriously, I’m flattered everyday anyone not in my family reads my musings, so the fact that I had multiple folks interested in blogging is shocking and heartfelt.  Thanks.  Ian – I’ll send you an email.  To the thousands (ok, less than thousands) who were not so “lucky”, I’ll do the Guest Blogger thing again soon. Continue Reading

Unlike last week, I will not be ranting or whining about this race … got the hint that it was less than stellar, huh?  However, I’m not really emotional about it at all.  Really.  I got that out of my system in the race aftermath in an explicative-laced, email tirade to a teammate. MP thank you! Continue Reading

I have not pub’d up this race like others, but tomorrow I am racing a low-key 5k in Brooklyn Sunday morning.  Why “low key”?  It’s a non-NYRR administered race which means it’s probably like 95% of weekend races found in communities all over the US.  In other words, it’s unlikely to feature 8,000 participants like last weekend’s Healthy Kidney 10k featuring at least 20 world-class elites.  Instead, there will probably be a few hundred weekend warriors looking to stay fit and check out, what I’m guessing, is a great view.  On the edge of Brooklyn, under the Verrazano Narrows Bridge with a full view of the Statute of Liberty, Staten Island and Manhattan.  I copped this pick from Google Images: Continue Reading

Maybe.  Maybe.  Just maybe I am getting over the CPTC Thursday night tempo hump.  Honestly, the real test won’t come until the next 2 x 4 mile session, but I’ve had back to back solid efforts now.  Clearly, a first for me.  I’m learning with this running business that everything builds and layers.  Coach planned for a hard interval session on Tuesday that was to serve as our primary workout of the week, but Mother Nature had a different agenda.  Therefore, the concern becomes how do competitive folks handle a workout on their own knowing that Thursday is coming.  As See Jess Run recently commented, structure in speedwork is a good thing.  Otherwise, you just go out and indiscriminately start hammering while trying to follow a fuzzy plan.  Prior to the start yesterday, Coach asked the 30+ who did the Tuesday workout on Wednesday.  Only one honest soul raised his hand.  I knew of at least 4 other folks who did it. Continue Reading

It’s been a couple of days since I last posted.  Nothing wrong.  Just tied up and the running schedule was interrupted.  A bit of catch up is in order: Continue Reading

I’m sure at some point you all get bored with my rants … I know I do.  To remedy the situation, I want to invite folks to be guest bloggers on amarathoner.com.  Really, I’ve been considering it for some time.  I figured now is a good time to give it a shot.   Only a couple rules: Continue Reading

First, thank you for all of the kind sentiments regarding yesterday’s 10k.  You guys are knowledgeable and so very kind.  Based on your thoughtful comments and the passage of time, I have a better grip on my emotions and can pinpoint the cause of the disappointment I feel.  Here goes: Continue Reading