I was fortunate enough to have access to channel WNBC, channel 4 out of New York this morning to be able to watch the New York City marathon. Just seeing the people, the start and finish lines, the scenery around the course, all the hoopla … really made me remember how disappointed I was that […]

I have to admit that fall is the prettiest season of the year. I came to this conclusion while doing my 21.5 miler this morning, as I saw the leaves blowing in the wind as they were falling off the trees and piling in the streets and yards. It was considerably mild today for October […]

With every day that I continue to run while my back and hips are both sore and in pain, is making me think how difficult its going to be for the next 24 days. Yep, 24 days until the last marathon, worse yet, I have the Run for the Diamonds on Thanksgiving day just 4 […]

I’ve had a rocky couple of days since the weekend, which is why I haven’t posted since the weekend … I was suffering from a slight head cold, which is almost gone now and an increase in load at work. The last couple days I haven’t had time to even do anything except work, sleep […]

I was happy to get out and get a 20 miler in today, despite the struggles that i’ve been having with my back this past week. The surprising part is that it actually feels better after the run (3 hours later) than it did all week. I always make the statement that the long run […]

I’ve thankfully made a return to running .. well, I guess I should say its more like jogging at this point, but its still getting back on the road. I took off both Monday and Tuesday, and then headed out for an EASY 3 miles on Wednesday, really more like walking and then jogging, then […]

I’m using some of the advice that I got via email, from other blogs and from comments from folks who understand the withdrawal i’m going through right now without running. The good news is that my back and hip feel better today than yesterday, but still not at 100%. I figure i’m making progress at […]

I’m one day in to the multi-day ‘no-running’ recovery plan for my lower back and hip pain … i’m not sure its any better today than yesterday, but in comparison, i’m not sure its any worse. Tomorrow will be the deciding day in my opinion, because if after 2 days of pain, its either going […]

I wrote yesterday about having some minor back pain, and unfortunately its gotten slightly worse since then. I’ve narrowed down the symptoms as best as I can, did some research and based on what i’ve found so far, it seems like my hip flexor is the cause of my pain. I’ve had these types of […]

Because i’m mildly insane, I decided to head out this morning at 6am into the pouring rain, with the air temperature at 39 degrees, wind chill at around 30 (according to the weather channel) for a 20 miler. I used to think that people who adventured out like this were tough, but i’m not sure […]