This morning there was a chill to the air. All I had was my watch, shoes, shorts, and t-shirt. I knew that I would not need anything more as I…Read more
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Chicago Urbanathlon Training – Week 1 – Thurday
Today is to be a rest day. I overslept as I did not set my alarm, but still managed to get to the Y by 5:20. I worked out arms…Read more
Chicago Urbanathlon Training – Week 1 – Wednesday
Today we had a sprint workout. We met up on the track at the high school and performed the following workout. My legs are starting to slowly work out the…Read more
Chicago Urbanathlon Training – Week 1 – Monday and Tuesday
Despite my half marathon race being only 48 hours ago, I have to get my mind back to training mode for my next race challenge of the Chicago Urbanathlon. The…Read more
The Half Marathon Race Verdict is in……….
Today I woke up or I should say set my alarm for 4:30. I fell back asleep and got up at 5:00. At 5 I felt a little stressed because…Read more
Just trying to help spread word for a good cause
The Fresh Air Fund is still looking for runners and sponsors to join the Fresh Air Fund-Racers team for the NYC Marathon on on November 7th. Runners and sponsors have…Read more
Half Marathon Training – Week 12 – 3 Days to Race Day!
I went out for a run this morning. I did a 3 mile run in which I ran 4 speed intervals dispersed through the running. I ended up running the…Read more
Half Marathon Training – Week 10
Last night I was able to get in my 3 mile run. Legs felt good even after lifting legs earlier in the morning. In the morning we performedSquats 5 x5DB…Read more
Half Marathon Training – Week 9 Recap and Week 10 Intro
Last week was another good week of training. Let’s take a look back at what the week had in store for me. Monday: No running, but I did do some…Read more
Half Marathon Training – Week 8 – Sunday – Half Marathon Benchmark Set!
I can’t believe I am going to say this, but this morning I actually enjoyed my two hours of running. Am I kidding? No, but I still cannot believe I…Read more