Double weekend number two completed. The Atlantic City Marathon in New Jersey. The good news is that I was very consistent with yesterday. The bad news is that I was very consistent with yesterday. No more than six seconds slower per mile today. A flat, fairly uninspiring course with some wind, but otherwise perfect conditions….
Tag: marathons
Monster Mash Marathon 2016
Lifetime BLT (big long thing, 26.2 or longer) #100, #36 year to date at the Monster Mash marathon in Dover, Delaware. Cold, rainy, and windy weather that was mostly kept in check but for the back half. My time, disappointing, but I had as much fun as I could. The race director and volunteers were…
Kansas City (MO) Marathon 2016
Marathon #98, and #34 for the year at the Kansas City Marathon. Anticipating this as the toughest of the triple double (hilly and humid), my goal time was 4:20, actual 4:20:49. Big thanks to the hospitality of Dan and Paula for putting Amy and I up, feeding us, and generally playing Mom and Dad, and…
Des Moines Marathon 2016
Marathon or longer #99, and #35 for the year at the Des Moines Marathon. It seems Kansas City took a bigger bite out of me than I had anticipated. The goal was 4:15, but 4:32 is what I turned in. I’m not happy with it, but I gave it what I had. I’ll have to…
Chicago Marathon 2016
Lifetime marathon or longer number 97, the 33rd of the year, at the Chicago Marathon. 3:58:42 a sub4 I didn’t need or intentionally try for. It’s been almost 3 months since I finished a marathon in under 4 hours and this is a huge psychological boost I really needed. Fun fact: In the first running…
Inaugural Fort4Fitness Marathon 2016
Lifetime BLT #96, #32 Year to Date. Fort4Fitness Marathon. No fog today, just got tired. First half was <2 hours, but the back half I was trying to keep it under 4:15. I missed it by a couple minutes. The course is designed as 4 loops. You do a 3 mile loop, then do the…
Berlin Marathon 2016
Ich kann laufen, aber ohne Leidenschaft. I can run, but without passion. Lifetime BLT number 95, the 31st of this year. It’s a big city race with a lot of jostling, not really my thing, but even still it started well. Consistent splits for 7 miles, then I found myself in a fog, running 1.5-2…
Medellín Marathon 2016
Medellin Marathon in Colombia. Marathon #93, #29 year to date, 4th country, 4th continent. Mediocre time. Altitude and some seriously macerated feet from a rain storm before we started led to some ugly blisters. I can’t tell you how beautiful and kind the country and people are here. The marathon however is lackluster. Boring course…
American Discovery Trail Marathon 2016
Another disappointing finish. So I got dealt double deuces for the weekend. At least it was pretty. I’ll have to make some changes to my training routine and come back to Colorado for a 5th time. Fun fact: Colorado Springs gets its name from General Palmer’s Springs Company. No, there never were any springs in…