Just got this in an email… Looks like I have a race in November. I mean, I knew I qualified last year during the NYC Half Marathon, but now I know NYRR knows and is reminding me about it. Especially after not getting into the Boston Marathon this year despite having a qualifying time because […]
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Fall Races and Injury
Fall brought an injury and adjustments to my expectations for my “A” races.
Cracked My Cast Iron Pan
The other night I cracked my cast iron pan. I have to admit I haven’t always taken the best care of the pan, but I always heard cast iron is nigh indestructible and seen 100 year old pans with rust and pockmarks come back to brand new and shiny, so I thought my cleaning routine […]
2023 NYS Summer Run Series
Every summer (since 1983) New York State Parks puts on the Summer Run Series – about 8 runs at different state parks across Long Island on Monday evenings throughout the summer. It really is a great value, for $90 or so you have entry to 8 races at beautiful locations, great support, post race snacks, […]
2023 NYC Half Marathon
This cold, windy and clear day in the city set the backdrop for my first half marathon race, and it was fun, cold, challenging, exciting, and ultimately successful. Race Selection and Entry I always wanted to run the NYC Marathon and even though about 50,000 people run it every year, it is difficult to get […]
Revisiting Savageman
It’s been 10 years since I did the Savageman triathlon race (race report here). The 56 mile bike course is known for its tough climbs and the Westernport Wall in particular – which is just over a quarter mile climb that averages about 15% and peaks out at 30%. A very touch climb in cycling […]
riverhead -> montauk
I finally made the full ride from Riverhead to Montauk and back, all told it was 112 miles and just over 5.5hrs of moving time.
NEW BIKE!!! It’s awesome, I love it. But first a little update on my marathon training – it fizzled out after the race was cancelled and I lost motivation to keep running 50+ miles/week, especially with all future running races being postponed/cancelled in wake of the pandemic, I changed my focus to biking. I shifted […]
new old blog
I am moving my blog back to wordpress.