Summertime is upon us and chances are you have already started to make your shore plans, dust off the golf clubs and fire up the grill. All of these are great but why not also do something incredible this summer. Team In Training is the world’s largest and most successful endurance training program and benefits [...]
I did not run on Sunday morning. Instead, I sat on the beach, and prayed. Sunday, as most of you probably know, was the Broad Street Run, a 10-miler through Philadelphia. It was also the New Jersey Marathon and Long Branch Half Marathon. I was supposed to run in the Long Branch race, but since [...]
I’ve used Hal Higdon’s training programs since I trained for my first long race – the Ocean Drive 10 miler – three years ago. They’re free, and I liked the work load and how he makes different schedules for each race depending on your running level. Most schedules have novice/intermediate/expert options. For the marathon, though, [...]
I’m now at week six of my 18-week marathon training program in preparation for the New Jersey Marathon. Ouch? I’ve never run this much before. I’m this close to losing a toenail. I bought a second laundry bin to handle all the dirty running clothes. Legging out a seven-mile run in the middle of the [...]
Twenty-nine degrees with 40 mile per hour wind gusts? Perfect day to start marathon training. With today’s three-mile run, I started my quest for the New Jersey Marathon, which will take place in Long Branch on May 2. Hopefully, the weather conditions will be different. If it’s not, well, someone call Al Gore. This will [...]
I’m taking the marathon plunge for the first time in 2010. On May 2, I’ll be (God willing, and God help me), running the New Jersey Marathon. I’ve typed up and printed out my training schedule, told my parents to block off that weekend so they can watch me in agony, and am reading up [...]
