Category Archives: Training

Pain Of Not Doing A Planned Race, or Woes of a DNS

Posted on July 23, 2016 by admin

The wisdom of racing is that finishing dead last (DFL) is better than not finishing (DNF), and not finishing is better than not starting (DNS). DFL < DNF < DNS. Well, T-shirt wisdom aside, sometimes you gotta take the annoying … Continue reading →

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50 Races Completed: Reflections

Posted on May 18, 2015 by admin

As of this weekend, I have finished a total of 50 races. My first race was a May 2009 Jersey City 10K run. My 50th race was a Harriman State Park olympic distance triathlon (1500m swim, 40km bike ride, 10K … Continue reading →

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Escape from Alcatraz 2014

Posted on June 8, 2014 by admin

What a great race! Even better experience the second time around (my first one was in 2012); truly an experience of a lifetime. This race is on many people’s bucket lists for many reasons. The course is tough – swimming … Continue reading →

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Lessons Learned from Running Streaks

Posted on April 5, 2014 by admin

Running streaks – which I define as running at least 1 mile per day for a large number of consecutive days – are surely an interesting thing to be doing. My longest one so far has been 100+ days: I ran every single day … Continue reading →

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Ode to the 5th Week of a Training Program

Posted on August 17, 2013 by admin

Being a total data geek, I keep detailed digitized training logs that go back to December of 2009. I write down what I did – in running, cycling, hiking – everything, – and how it felt, keep track of benchmark … Continue reading →

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Philadelphia Marathon

Posted on November 26, 2012 by admin

It never ceases to amaze me how deeply personally satisfactory it feels to do something you thought you could never do. Having had knee troubles for many years (me and my knee troubles go back years, all the way back … Continue reading →

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