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5 mile recovery runs during the taper are such a tease. I want to run faster. I want to run farther. It is an absolutely gorgeous morning in Tucson and I had to stop after 5. I want to go do it again. Lalalala...

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Race Report: 113th Boston Marathon; Monday, April 20th, 2009Pre-raceComing off a fall marathon (my qualifying at Hamptons in September) and training through a move abroad and the adjustment to life here in Israel left me burned out and almost apathetic towards a time goal for Boston. On top of that, training on a new terrain… Continue reading Boston, baby.

Last week I finally brought a camera on one of my runs. It was my way of slowing my effort down in an attempt to see if that is why my legs had felt so crappy lately. It had the additional side effect of making me appreciate what is around me. So, the fruits of… Continue reading Fun with Photoshop.

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I find myself in uncharted waters. I am anticipating a spring marathon (Boston), which I've never done at all, let alone following a fall marathon training plan. I need to keep my eye on the calendar to make sure I'm getting back to mileage in a reasonable fashion without overdoing it, so that I can… Continue reading Looking Ahead

Hamptons Marathon, September 27th 2008, 8:00amFinishers: 292, Males - 159 , Females - 133Race Time OverAllPlace Sex Place/Div Place DIV Net Time City, State, Country AG Time* BQ* Hamptons Marathon9/27/08 3:37:07 32 10 / 2 F25-29 3:36:53 NEW YORK, NY, USA 3:36:53 BQFrom my weather.com stalking the week preceding the marathon, I knew there was… Continue reading Race Report

Today I was slated for a 14-miler (it's a mileage cutback week) and decided to do what McMillan describes as a "Fast Finish Long Run." Basically, you start out at regular LR pace and increase to MP during the last 6-10 miles, finishing at 10K pace or greater. I came to this decision about an… Continue reading Fast Finish

Today's run was just great. It was the first time in a long time when the impending tempo run on the schedule was an excitement rather than a threat. I have said before that tempo runs always make me unduly nervous because I know they are never as bad as they seem. Well today was… Continue reading

I have returned to Manhattan from the land of milk and honey... or should I say, the land of sun and hills. This being my second trip to Israel, at least the terrain and weather wasn't a surprise.The trip was, in a word, amazing and on top of everything I was able to get a… Continue reading Ani ratza.