This is the part of marathon running I hate. It was good to take (most of) a week off last week. But now I want to get back into hard running. I barely managed a 20-minute run today though … felt like I was running through molasses. Yuck.
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This is the part of marathon running I hate. It was good to take (most of) a week off last week. But now I want to get back into hard running. I barely managed a 20-minute run today though … felt like I was running through molasses. Yuck. So getting my own place (no roommate), selling my futon sofa ($40 on Craigslist) and keeping my place relatively tidy (though hardly immaculate) … all suspiciously grown-up activities. But I figured that as long as I had my platform bed with a futon mattress, no one could accuse me of being too mature. However, […] I did this running gait analysis at the Asics booth at the marathon expo. (The idea is, they record you running on a treadmill, to see if your feet pronate — roll inward or outward. It helps you figure out what kind of shoes to buy). They gave me a CD with a video of […] So for the marathon I tried to “liveblog” the race – have my blog automatically update as I crossed four portions of the race. I thought it didn’t work, but it did — sort of. The posts showed up, they were just dated December, 1969. Weird. Anyone have any ideas why that should happen? How great is Gawker these days? I mean, how friggin’ funny is it? I remember when it was a poor second read behind Wonkette. Now indespensible. There are probably some NYC residents who aren’t reading it daily, but I don’t understand why that would be. I just feel blessed to be working in a business […] Well, the marathon didn’t work out exactly the way I wanted, but all that training did do something for me … I’ve lost 10-15 pounds since the winter, currently weighing in at 170. (I’m 5’11” and a bit). My friend Kate was in town from N.H. this weekend and so we took the opportunity to […] Via S., here‘s a horrific tale (from the Arizona Republic) of a victim of a child prostitution ring who grew up to allegedly victimize another girl: Police said the girl was psychologically beaten down through gang rape, imprisonment in a dog carrier designed for an animal the size of a border collie and threats that […] More here (or here). lead story in today’s paper Via IJC, I found this story (scroll down) in my own paper that I had previously missed: What makes women attractive to men? Who doesn’t have a theory on this one? Psychologist David Buss offered one in “The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating)” (Basic Books, 1995). He argues that men all over the […] Look what arrived in the mail today? I guess it’s official. Via Bridget, I am revisiting this Hanson training plan. I read the article in Running Times when it came out, but rereading it now it looks even more relevant: “The necessity of the 20-miler for marathon success is a farce,” says Kevin Hanson, noting that it’s one of the first things he and his younger […] For a lot of marathon runners, Sunday wasn’t their best day. It wasn’t mine, it wasn’t Charle’s, it wasn’t Benjamin Wagner’s. And Danny Farkas had a tough time, too: I had said before the race that my main goal was to finish this race running, without having to walk. Taking that first walk break [around […] Usually this blog has a little more class than this … but what the hell. From the National Post: Action in the NFL’s Season of Behaving Badly moved south from Minnesota and landed in Tampa on the weekend when two Carolina Panthers cheerleaders were arrested early Sunday morning at a club there. The Top […] Oh my goodness … so I am meeting up later with Finy and a few of her friends to catch the Patriots/Colts game … and I came across this on her blog. (scroll down ’til you get to the post signed, “Dad.”) I just think it’s hilarious she has this blog where she talks about […] So this odd character named “Mr. Testicles” was among those running the marathon. We actually ran a picture on page 7, calling him just a “strange character.” I have to assume the editors didn’t realize just quite how strange… UPDATE: Checking his bib number, I learn the giant scrotum is Patrick Cox, 32, of Great […] Singer/songwriter Vanessa Carlton finished almost ran a negative split in the marathon. A 1:58:03 half and a 3:56:20 net time. (3:56:59 gun). Sweet. Here are my splits: 9:19, 6:44, 7:36, 7:44, 7:31, 7:51 7:48, 8:05, 8:00, 7:46, 8:12, 7:47 8:10, 8:19*, 8:19*, 8:30, 7:55, 8:25* 8:25*, 9:12, 9:22, 9:43, 10:54, 11:02 12:43, 2:39 (?), 15:40 (?) Keep in mind the second mile is really fast, down the Verazzano Bridge. (And I’m a great downhill runner — sucky uphill […] So I’ve run 11 marathons in my life, three since my arthroscopic knee surgery for a torn medial meniscus in 2002. All three have been in 3:53! New York, 2003: Went out strong, died at the end. Burlington, 2004: Wasn’t able to train well because of a calf injury. Went out conservatively, thinking I […] Pasta party Originally uploaded by derek7272. Seeya tomorrow after the race … 3:25 or bust |
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