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Category: Races

  • My First Marathon Experience

    Training for my First Marathon When I started training for my first marathon in January of 2003, I had no clue what I was doing. I had never been athletic and had no idea what running a marathon was all about. I did not realize that most people who start from square one (A.K.A the…

  • My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience

    My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience

    My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience This was definitely a marathon to remember. Ten days out, various sources said race day would be in the mid to high 80’s. But why believe a forecast that far out? These guys and gals have a hard time with a 24-hour forecast. As the day grew closer the forecasted…

  • Boston Baked my Beans

    Ok. It’s still a little early the day after the 2012 Boston Marathon. That’s the best headline I could come up with. It was hot and grueling, but I made it. This was the most challenging marathon I have ever run since my first marathon. I was completely spent at the end and had nothing…

  • Notice to all 2012 Boston Marathon participants

    The BAA posted this advisory to their website earlier today. I still plan on running the race but I will not be going for a PR. I think that saying that I survived and finished will be good enough. We may end up running the hottest Boston Marathon on record. Be safe. Boston Marathon Advisory We are looking…

  • Great Bay Half Marathon 2012

    Great Bay Half Marathon 2012

    Great Bay Half Marathon 2012 was this Saturday in Newmarket, NH. I traveled to the race with friends and met more once we got there. The Great Bay Half Marathon has a well deserved reputation for killer hills. There are three significant hills and it seems like an endless series of smaller hills. Parts of this…