I reported a few weeks back that I’d been diagnosed as having either a cyst or “thickening of the sheath” of a major ligament on the top of my left foot. I got a cortisone shot and the problem went away. Until the other day, when it cropped up again after a fast 16 miler. [...]
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Interesting interview by Scott Douglas via Running Times Online. McMillan makes some good points, particularly with regard to not lumping all masters runners together, and how the differences in background, rates of adaptation and recovery, and other factors influence how he coaches them. Listen to the interview.
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Today was my only tough run of the week, as I prepare for the New Jersey Half Marathon on Sunday. The assignment was 10 miles at general aerobic pace + 4 miles at MPace (7:00). Oh, my God. What a horrible run! Today was the perfect storm of bad runs: I woke up still fatigued [...]
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Crikey. I’ve been in serious training now for well over three months and I’m still standing, albeit at a slight lean some mornings. Coming off of a recovery week, I was bursting with energy starting on Monday morning. Tuesday’s run was a big surprise, with my having planned to average 8:00 pace, but getting carried [...]
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Is it summer? It sure feels like it. Today the “real feel” temperature topped out at 91F in Central Park. I know because I was there to combine a long run with spectating the More Marathon/Half Marathon event. Well, half an event, as it turned out. They canceled the full marathon and declared the half [...]
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This is the best thing you’ll see today, I promise. Watch it.
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This article appeared in yesterday’s New York Times: Proper Training Is Critical to Athletic Success No disrespect to Ms. Kolata is intended. The sad thing is that this needs to be stated at all. And yet, it does! For the past couple of years I have followed the online exploits of several runners who claim [...]
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On May 14, we’re making another attempt at a face to face for NY area runners who blog. Or bloggers who run, if you prefer. Learn more here!
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[Edited 4/22] The More Marathon, site of my first and third full marathons, takes place this Sunday in Central Park. The good news is: NYRR seems to have taken some steps to reduce the crowd clog issue, at least for the first lap — I predict the usual chaos once the full marathoners hit the [...]
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In early January I had what I described as a “magical” run — a mid-length run that felt effortless, yet featured faster and faster running. I had another one today, just over three months later. I went out with the intention of doing a progression run, and to try to average 8:00 over the whole [...]
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