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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From the new Wawa on 45th Street This type of run right after a race is important to me. My experience has shown that getting to use the well-toiled muscles from the race makes the rest of the week much easier to handle. I'm still sore in places I should be, but it lessens the … Continue reading Crumbs run
The 18th running of this event was a hot one! I attended the Colavita Dinner Friday night at Luigi di Roma with Maria. The meal was great - the transit to the restauarnt in Deerfield Beach is crazy! This is always a test of patience as the drive down on a Friday late afternoon takes … Continue reading 2023 A1A Marathon
Pacing for the 1:57/3:55 groupThe 17th running of the race in it's 19th year First up - The two day expo. The Palm Beach Roadrunners has a booth to sell merchandise, yes. We have singlets, visors, new license plate frames, stickers and shirts. We are also like the tourism board 2022 Pace Team Our pacer … Continue reading 2022 Palm Beach Marathon
We had a warm day for our race - A week ago forecasts were pointing us to believe that the start temps would be 49 degrees. It's a PR day they said! Not even close. Left to right: Caroline, Pacer Dave, Maria, Wyatt, Doug Our weather was humid and 74 degrees at the start. a … Continue reading 2022 Space Coast Half Marathon
Innsbruck, Austria This trip was by happenstance. I offered to travel with Jen Castro if she was accepted into the Berlin Marathon. She suggested I enter the athlete lottery anyway, why not? We BOTH were accepted into the race! Now I had a trip to plan. I have been to Berlin & knew where I'd … Continue reading Germany & Austria – The trip
Getting my 6th unicorn medal from Patty The Patriot's Day weekend away was a tremendous experience. I'll sprinkle some of that info here along with my thoughts on the race, my race buildup and post-run things. The Boston Marathon, in its entirety, is a "cozy" event. Most of what a runner experiences (besides the eight … Continue reading 2022 Boston Marathon Weekend
Only two action shots from this year's photographer - they look similar... It was time to give this race a second try. I had (from covid cancellations) an entry and last year it was a good trip with friends. This year I came with Aaron, Maureen, Jackie and Judy. Aaron and I were scheduled to … Continue reading 2022 Two Rivers Half Marathon
Some good weather ahead helps tune the mental state. I can thrive in cooler weather, especially if we get it on race day. A third Monday in April would be nice! This quick pic taken at Sandhill Crane trailhead - some peculiar foam appearing as if it's ice on our Florida canals... I'll post it … Continue reading Building more than speed
This year's event was thankfully sponsored by Colavita again, which made for a great weekend of fun. The race was held on what I refer to as "the covid course" of two loops on A1A. This route was the substitute used last year when bus transportation and a crowded start area was to be avoided. … Continue reading 2022 A1A Marathon