Category Archives: Race reports
2013 Scotland Run 10K Race Recap
I’ve never been annoyed by a PR before, but I guess there’s a first for everything. When I woke up on Saturday, the thought of running a 10K race with 39687293867 other people (seriously, I forget how crowded NYRR races … Continue reading
Posted in marathon training, Race reports, Running
Tagged long runs, marathon training, NYRR, race reports, running, scotland run 10K
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2013 NYC Half Race Recap
It’s been a while, but now I remember why I race: Because it is awesome. In so many different ways – from the camaraderie on the roads (except for the two people who cut directly in front of me on … Continue reading
Posted in marathon training, Race reports, Running
Tagged coach john, half marathon, NYC Half, race recaps, running
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Ted Corbitt 15K Race Recap
Saturday was a good day. The race didn’t start until 8:30 a.m., so I woke up at the leisurely hour of 6:15 a.m., read some of my book and made some coffee. After some stretching, a banana + Justin’s chocolate … Continue reading
Posted in Ponderings, Race reports, Running
Tagged NYRR, race recaps, running, running buddies, ted corbitt 15K
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2012 Poland Spring Marathon Kickoff 5 Miler Recap
I’m sitting at home right now because the subways and busses have been halted in NYC and my supervisor told me not to come into the hospital. I managed to sneak in ~6.5 easy miles this morning before the winds … Continue reading
Newport Liberty Half Marathon Recap
This has been the first weekend I didn’t have to work on Sunday and had two whole days off in a row probably since the last half marathon I ran in Boston during Memorial Day weekend. So I guess it’s … Continue reading
Posted in NYC Marathon Training, Race reports
Tagged coach john, newport liberty half marathon, NYC Marathon, race recaps, running
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Percy Sutton Harlem 5K Recap
So, I mentioned a while back that I’ve never run a 5K in the 60 or so races I’ve done in my running life. Weird, I know. But I’m happy to say that as of this morning I have been … Continue reading
Posted in NYC Marathon Training, Race reports, Running
Tagged coach john, percy sutton 5K, race recaps, runner army
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Run for Central Park 4M Race Recap
Little 4 mile race in mid-July? Sounds like fun! And it’ll be a nice boost and/or test of fitness right at the beginning of marathon training. That’s what I thought when I signed up for the Run for Central Park … Continue reading
Posted in Race reports, Running
Tagged coach john, NYRR, race recaps, run for central park, running
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NYRR Mini 10K Race Recap
Thanks for all of your comments to my last post – love hearing your thoughts on soda! As I also mentioned in that post, my stomach has been all kinds of gnarly this week (a winning combination of gastritis and … Continue reading
Boston Run To Remember Half Marathon Recap
Weekend recap in short: I ate. I PR’d. I drank. I danced. I laughed. And now I’m 30. A little longer… After a little shakeout run on Saturday morning, I Bolt-Bussed it to Boston and made it there in time … Continue reading
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Tagged boston run to remember, half marathons, PRs, race recaps
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2012 Healthy Kidney 10K Race Recap
I really, really try not to hate 10Ks. They can be fun races, aren’t too long a distance that requires a long post-race recovery time and are a great test of running fitness (I think). So I psyched myself up … Continue reading
