Category: running
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So, I ran California International Marathon (CIM) on December 4. This race starts in Folsom and ends at the steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Pretty course, tough course. It is advertised as a fast course, one with a net downhill elevation. And all that is true. But this is not an easy…
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Finish time: 1:40:02 28th out of 551 overall finishers 24th out of 221 men 3rd in 40-44 Age Group, Men (37 runners) I run CIM in two weeks, so when I saw this race pop up on the race calendar, I thought it would be good to have a race/training run opportunity late in the…
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So, that blog title is a bit of an attention grabber, huh? Well, let me break it down for you. In 2008, I decided to chronicle my journey to my first marathon by producing a podcast named after my very little-read blog of the same name, Running to Disney. I got the idea from listening…
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The summer heat and humidity took its toll on my body, but it also affected my mind and confidence. Sure, I had a great race at San Francisco and was pleased at the outcome, but all summer long, and through the race, I hadn’t felt “on top” of my running. What I mean is that…
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It has been a long time since I had the energy or time to draft a blog entry. I feel horrible. I have so much to say. Where have I been? I’ve been in the state of chaos. To give you an idea of why it is hard to sit and reflect for this blog,…
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Last June I ran the Honda 5k with my son Preston. It was his first 5k. He had done some kid runs, including a Family Fun Run in Myrtle Beach the previous February, but never a 5k. Running with him was the proudest moment of my running life. So when he told me he wanted…
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So, I have this relationship, you see. I love something and hate it all at the same time. What is it? It is Mountain Street. The street that leads to Chimney Peak, a local small mountain/foothill in my town. We’ve decided that the hills I was doing (11th St and just the first 1.5 miles…
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Ok, time to wrap this series up with a brief post on the role of hills in the long run. As I’ve said before, one cannot expect to perform well on a hilly course by reducing hill training to one mid-week session. Hills must become a staple of the long run, especially as you practice…
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So, how does one train for a course with this kind of elevation? So, over 26. 2 miles the SF Marathon course has a net elevation gain of around 1,686 feet. And there are some pretty nice hills to cover as you try to maintain a Goal Marathon Pace (GMP). So the question remains: how…
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Found on YouTube. Needs no explanation.
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One of the first books I got when I started delving into training philosophy behind running, specifically the marathon, was “Run Faster, From the 5K to the Marathon: How to Be Your Own Best Coach,” by Brad Hudson with Matt Fitzgerald. My friend Megan recommended it, since she had used it as an aid in…
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