NYC Marathon Hacks: What to Bring to the Start

in TCS NYC Marathon Hacks

I haven’t made one of my marathon hack videos in a few years and with the 50th running of the race this fall, I felt it was high time I added to the collection.  This is the first in a series of new videos I’ll be making this year so check back and check often. …

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Marathon Training: Week 6

in Black Toenail Chronicles

Subhead: The G-ds gave and the G-ds take away This was a great week and a miserable week all at the same time. I had a short recovery run on Monday since my “long” run was Sunday, so I kicked off the week with that rather than a rest day. I had my best run…

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Marathon Training: Wk 5

in Black Toenail Chronicles

I’m now five weeks into marathon training. Today I “ran” eight miles. And when I write eight, I mean I ran just about four and then ran/walked the rest. Here’s my issue. I can’t get out of my head. I want to. I feel great at the start of my runs and then just about…

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My Comprehensive Guide to the NYC Marathon

in TCS NYC Marathon Hacks

If you have a chance to run the TCS NYC Marathon in 2021, you would have received an email last week telling you that A. you are in and B. registration for the race opens at 12PM EDT on June 8. Six days from now. If you’re running the race for the first time, you’re…

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Countdown to NYC Marathon

in Running Life
TCS NYC Marathon Start Village

As of this writing, there are 23 weeks until the TCS NYC Marathon. I had a dream last night, more of a nightmare really, that while I was excited to get into the race this year given the limited capacity, the marathon was in a few days and I was worried because I felt I…

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Cycling Over the George Washington Bridge

in The Bike

I’ve been cycling in New York City for 25 years. And in that time, I have watched the city turn into a much more cycling friendly place. But nothing beats riding over the George Washington Bridge to the Jersey side and making a hard left on Hudson Terrace to a road we colloquially call River…

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