Last Chance BQ race, Sept 7, 2025 26.2 mi. - This was a novel replacement for the Sydney Marathon, which I did not get selected for in either the general lottery or the "special" Abbott WMM drawing for athletes with at least 3 stars. When I learned I wouldn't be running for Star #7, I … Continue reading 2025 Erie Marathon
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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
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
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
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
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