Ouch! It was a miserable New York Marathon race today. I completely fell apart at mile 18. My mind gave up. My body just about gave up. I did finish but was slower by 30+ minutes than my goal to finish in an official time of 4:14:49. There were so many pain points and lessons […]
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Race Prep for the New York Marathon
Picture taken by Luisiana Rios, Emmy nominee in 2012 (Google her) The stage is set for the New York Marathon tomorrow. The race prep is done. I had beet salad and a large portion of pasta with Bolognese sauce to load up on carbs. Where’s the Top Hat? I went for a quick 2-mile run […]
New York Marathon Expo and The Book of Mormon
The NYC skyline from the starting line 5:00AM: After barely any sleep on the redeye from Phoenix, we landed in New York City. As we flew in the darkness, I recognized the New York skyline illuminated by bright lights contrasted by the darkness of Central Park. On Sunday, I will be running through Central Park […]
Off to New York to run the marathon. Finally!
The training is complete. The bags are packed. I’m off to New York. I land tomorrow morning in the chilly, vibrant air of New York City. Today I rested. I worked, got home, packed, said goodbye to Missy and took off for New York. That’s it. Tomorrow will be a hectic day. Today’s post is […]
My New York Marathon Pace Band
Yesterday’s 4-mile taper run felt labored. Today was a different story. I had a Pipeline Worldwide meeting at the Biltmore and decided to run around the Biltmore for an easy 4 miles. This time, my taper run was faster, less labored and at a lower heartrate. What a difference a day can make. All I […]
Packed Friday in New York
This time next week, we will be in New York City. We arrive early on Friday morning after flying out on a red-eye. I hope to fall asleep for at least a couple of hours on the flight. At 9AM we will board a ferry to Staten Island to take a tour of the course […]
Chaos at the New York Marathon starting line
The starting line at the New York Marathon With 10 days to go for the New York Marathon, I feel great. The scorpion bite (if that’s what it was) has healed. My neck has healed. I have no aches and pains as of now. My fingers are crossed. With more than 50,000 runners running the […]
Running with Alicia Keys in New York
I will be one of more than 50,000 runners at the New York Marathon on November 1. The fastest runners (Kenyans and Ethiopians) will finish in about 2 hours and 10 minutes. I will take around 3 hours and 45 minutes to finish. Last year, the average finish time was more than 4 hours and […]
New York plans are shaping up
The picture above was taken yesterday. I look pretty comfortable running the 10k. I wish the photographer had framed me so I could also see my shoes. I’m always curious about my foot-strike! It feels tropical in Scottsdale. The heat is done for the year! There is some sort of low pressure hanging over Arizona […]
US Air or jetBlue?
It was a super-busy day in New York today. The day started early with an all-day meeting at Mt Sinai Hospital (our newest client) and ended with a long flight from JFK Airport to Phoenix Airport. There was no time for a workout today. The only thing I have to say today is that jetBlue […]