After I ran the Chicago Marathon all gimpy after a bike accident a week earlier, I wanted to run a fast race. The normal recovery time after a marathon is about six weeks but the Canyon City Marathon in the eastern LA suburb of Azusa seemed like a good idea. I would run back-to-back marathons […]
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Phoenix Marathon Race Report – 2014
It was a hard race today. I needed all my mental and physical juices flowing and had to dig deep to finish strong. The weather elements were harsh. Rain and wind came and went. Runners persevered, most of us anyway! 2:45AM: I didn’t sleep well. I was nervous and anxious. I have already blogged that […]
Marathon Pace to qualify for Boston
I need to run the Phoenix Marathon in 3:30 or less to qualify for Boston. This translates to an 8-minute-per-mile pace. The race starts in Mesa at an elevation of 2,050 feet and ends at an elevation of 1,200 feet for a net elevation drop of about 850 feet. This translates to an average of […]