General Running

It's official I have sent in my application for the New York Marathon.  Last year I applied but, I did not get picked in the lottery.  It ended up being a good thing since I would have been unable to run it.  Theo was born Oct. 30th, just days before the race.  When I submitted my application I did not know Cindy was pregnant with our second son Henry. Wish me luck....

The Return of Boston Billy I pick up my Runners' World magazine and read a story, article or even an advertisement every night before a run.  It just gets me fired up and ready to hop out of bed at 6 a.m.  The article on Boston Billy shows Bill as an everyday "one of us" runners that has achieved great acheivements in running.  He sounds like the kind of guy we would all like to run a mile with.  Check out the full story....

I have picked the training plan I will be using to train for the Oasis de Montreal Marathon September 13, 2009.  It looks like it will be challenging....

I am going to sign up for the Maryland Half Marathon. Check out the link... mdhalfmarathon.com Bad logo, but I like the folks putting on the event. It fits in with my training for the Montreal Marathon in September....

It was nice to take a week off from running. I ate and drank a little too much and remembered why I run. I did ride my bike for 7 miles on Tuesday but other than that, just rest. Today I ran for an hour, about 7+ miles. I ran in my new pair of New Balance 1063s. Before I give my initial review I will disclose two important facts. First, the shoes were a gift from the wonderful people over at New Balance. Secondly, I immediately replaced the foot...

This week was a nice taper week. Three miles of speed work on Tuesday. I ran with Jeff and we really hustled. We ran so hard that I walked the extra bit it takes me to get back to my house after our runs. (I never do that) Thursday was an 8 miler that I tried to take slow but, Jeff is feeling speedy these days so it turned into a pretty good tempo run. Finally, today (Saturday) we had a 10 miler, our last long run before the main...

"Carved by God, Cursed by the Devil" is a story about the Marathon Des Sables, the 150-mile ultra-marathon through Morocco's Sahara Desert. Ted Archer has a photo slide show, a video clip that ABC News ran on the race, and even excerpts of the book that you can download for free.  You will quickly see that it's an amazing story--and you'll want to buy the book! I ran the Grand Canyon with Ted, Ed, and Jeff Arrical.  Ted was the the best runner I have ever run with, and just...

I have had problems with my plantar faciitis tendon in my left foot and have found that icing (take a plastic water bottle and fill it with water, freeze it, then roll your arch over it for 10 minutes after running), stretching (I use the "Stretch-Ez" to get an extra deep stretch), using Sole's Dean Karnazes heat modable insole, and wearing a night splint (Freedom Dorsal PF Night Splint by AliMed) have all worked together to help eliviate the issue. Just recently, Jeff Arricale (running buddy) got me to try...

Ok, I love the gear whatever the hobby, for me it's the gear.  I almost got into Mountain Biking last summer.  I realized soon after getting started that I would not be able to support another toy intensive hobby.  Between painting, photography, running, and my first child Theo, I am tapped out.  Currently, my running gear consists of Under Armour apparel for the basics (base layer, t's, tights, shorts, compression shorts, coldgear mocks), Inginji socks, Dean Karnazes moldable insoles from Sole.  I HIGHLY recommend these insoles!  I have three jackets...