All that’s left is to run the race that is set before us. The physical work has been successful, the mental preparation has been sturdy. Reconciling the two, the mental and the physical, is a reward in itself, but today the race is the thing, the act itself. The lead-up week looked like this: 21 […]
One of the marathon’s odd properties is it’s affect on time. Some months before the appointed date you get inspired, sign up excitedly and it feels like the race is right around the corner. I have to train now! Then the months drag on and you think the race will never happen. I peaked too […]
San Antonio marathon in four days and as always it’s a crap shoot. I’ve never been more fit than I have this fall, but there’s also the weather — expected to be in the mid 60s at the start, humidity, chance of showers … bring it on madre. Of course the last time I ran […]
Summer is not over, obviously (hello 105 degrees!), but with vacations left only to scrapbooks and Facebook, Jessica returning to work in a couple weeks and the boys back to school soon after that, it feels like summer is drawing to a close, is already a mere memory. So I thought I’d post a report, […]
Not to put too fine a point on it, but that last post … the Boston Marathon Race Report … sucked big Boston clam balls. Besides being boring, bland and banal, it was full of ingratitude. I complained for half a paragraph about my freaking gloves for great diety’s sake! Good grief, it was the […]
2009 Boston Marathon. April 20, 2009. 2:56:20 finish time. Great overall experience, memorable trip with my wife, loved Boston, fun time with Gazelles, marathon best by 2 minutes … a rather disappointing race. My mind is a jumble of thoughts about the race so I’ll just lay them out here and see if they make […]
One last quick post before the race. Laying in the hotel room after a long day of crazy travel yesterday and a nice day in Boston today. Did the crazy carb load thing this morning and felt ill but have recovered as expected. Probably on my feet a little too much today. Trying to stay […]
Nine days until a little race in Boston but first I’ll recap the Capitol 10,000 from March 29. I didn’t decide to run the 10K until two days prior to the race, but when trying to register found it was sold out. Emailed the race director and she said she had some “Local Elite” entries […]