5 mi - The Blue Heron Bridge run is a place where you can't bluff your level of fitness. I proved this again today. The Riviera Beach Police were at the entrance to Phil Foster Park just before 5 am to tell myself and any others the the park is closed and will open at … Continue reading My turn: Go low
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Tokyo Marathon Expo 26.78 miles A big trip and a big race... The action began at the expo, which was at the Tokyo Big Sight Convention Center. That's a spot not really near anything except for the Tokyo harbor. The organization for the expo was not up to snuff compared to what I'd seen so … Continue reading 2024 Tokyo Marathon
This turned out nicely! Although problems arose for many when the course measured out long for both half & full marathoners, I had a good race 3 weeks after Miami Marathon. This was my "long run" for the Tokyo Marathon First up - the Colavita Team dinner. It was held again at Luigi DiRoma in … Continue reading 2024 A1A Marathon
26.56 milesI came back to do the pacing duties at this race after several years of skipping it. The expo is a big deal - It's at the Miami Beach Convention Center, the proper place for this function. Parking was easy in the nearby garage for $2 per hour. My drive down to the Miami … Continue reading 2024 Miami Marathon
I'm on a roll here. I'll have 3 marathons wrapped and done in the span of 6 weeks. I think I may have done something similar in years past, making Palm Beach, Disney and Miami a threesome. All of that was over 12 years ago at least! This will be different in that I'm putting … Continue reading The new plan
2023 Nuun Pace Team This year we knew ahead of time - despite the cooler weather in the days leading up to the Sunday morning race, that we'd be having a warm day. Temps were set to be in the mid 70s for the 6 am start and rise to 82 degrees by the time … Continue reading Palm Beaches Marathon 2023
This one started as a 70-degree day with 90% humidity. I arrived earlier than usual in Cocoa Village, probably 4:40 am. That gave me time to do a solo warmup run and visit the restroom a few times. Dinner ran late the night before, I wanted to be sure I had no additional bathroom breaks … Continue reading 2023 Space Coast Half Marathon
26.48 miles. My race was on Sunday, I flew here on Friday morning. I chose to stay in Crystal City, Arlington, VA. This had me positioned near the race start and finish plus close to the DC Metro subway system for getting around. My AirBnB was very nice, a good place to base camp for … Continue reading Marine Corps Marathon 2023
This has been on the planning board for several months. The whole project. It's estimated to last a few months - if there are no delays. Apparently it's overdue, as many things have pointed towards a need to return to the condition they should be in. This could be a report on the Blue Heron … Continue reading Under construction
Finished at Trafalgar Square Since this race starts at 9:30 am for the pros and 10 am for “the masses,” we weren’t required to wake up very early, which was great! We stayed in a Hilton DoubleTree hotel in nearby Deptford Bridge. This put us approximately ½ mile from the park where the race began. … Continue reading London Marathon 2023
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