I was surprised at the temperature difference in just a two day period between Thursday morning and today. On Thursday, I was so dehydrated and hot (and running without a shirt) and yet today I had a long sleeve and a short sleeve to start with, and never shedded the top shirt. September weather in […]

Its been the toughest week of training that i’ve had for quite some time, but it has its benefits I think. I feel my legs getting stronger, i’m not so fearful of hills anymore and I actually feel good despite being tired .. here is a quick summary of my weeks training: Saturday – 20 […]

I rather enjoyed my run this morning for two reasons … first, a new course. I got in 10 miles like normal for a Tuesday, but made it a pretty hilly course with 3 decent inclines that stretch for over a mile so I can better prepare for the upcoming Baltimore marathon. I found though […]

I finally took the time to map out the Baltimore Marathon course on gmap pedometer late yesterday so I can understand the elevation difference and how it relates to the course. With that, I was able to find a course to run this morning that somewhat mimics the worst part of the hills (the first […]

Its amazing the looks that my neighbors give me when I’m up and heading out the door at 5:30am on a Saturday morning for a run. It could have been because it was the first real cool morning of late summer, with a starting temperature in the low 50’s with a breeze. It really was […]

I plan to kick my own butt this weekend running by adding formal hillwork to my Sunday workout and hopefully mix it into my weekly workouts in prep for Baltimore .. my 20 miler tomorrow offers me some rolling hills but its just one of the normal courses I’ve been running, so there’s nothing really […]

With the first marathon of the season down, its time to focus on the next marathon, the Baltimore Marathon on October 10th. Normally on Columbus Day weekend I would run the Steamtown marathon, but after 3 years of the same thing, I figured it was time to try something new that weekend, change is good […]

I’m a little wiped out right now (for obvious reasons), but it was a very challenging day at the Lehigh Valley Health Network marathon today. The weather took a weird and unexpected turn and instead of starting out in the mid 50’s, like predicted, it was more like the low 60’s by the time the […]

My bag is packed, and i’m ready to go .. unfortunately, I don’t have to travel anywhere since the Lehigh Valley Health Network marathon is my hometown marathon now. The starting line is about 4 miles down the road from my house at the Lehigh Valley Hospital (Cedar Crest), so no traffic concerns, no getting […]

I’ve started the painful task of ‘hydration’ as they call it .. which is taking in a consistent amount of water and complex carbs in preparation for Sunday mornings marathon. I’m doing it a bit different than in past years in that i’m not overconsuming the water and carbs, just keeping myself satisfied instead. In […]