Author Archives: Progman2000
Fall Marathon of Choice = Chicago
I registered for the Chicago Marathon lottery this week. I’ve had this race on the radar for a while but of course decided to wait until they made it a lottery registration system before deciding to pull the trigger. I … Continue reading
Where I’m At And Where I Want To Go
When I ran my first marathon, I didn’t really have any long term goals other than to run my first marathon. My main motivation for running was to lose weight and gain fitness for tennis. A lot has changed since … Continue reading
Return of the Zombie Blog
I had all but let this thing wither and die on the vine. Alas, social media killed the once thriving world of blogging. Well, most of it anyway. When I went to revive this thing and looked at the blog … Continue reading
Blogging Hiatus
Wow, 14 months since my last post. I wish I could say I was busy curing cancer or something – but I have run a few more marathons. In the past year I have run 4 marathons: Jersey Shore Relay … Continue reading
Philadelphia Marathon 2010
I ran the Philadelphia Marathon last Sunday. This is my second Philly Marathon and my third time participating in the race, since I ran the half marathon in 2008 (my current PR, I definitely need to race another half marathon). … Continue reading
Family Services 5K Race Report
I ran the Family Services 5k in Lumberton, NJ this past Saturday. This is the first 5k I’ve run since the Eastampton 5k, nearly 2 1/2 years ago. I knew I should have a solid 5k PR lurking in me … Continue reading
Twin Cities Marathon Race Report
I ran the Twin Cities Marathon this past weekend. I originally signed up for this race back in January. At that time a lot of people I know were signing up to run the Chicago Marathon, which is next weekend. … Continue reading
Self Transcendence Marathon
I ran the Self Transcendence Marathon yesterday. This is a small marathon usually held during the week in Nyack, NY. There is not a lot of info on the web about it so I figured I should do a blog … Continue reading
Fargo Marathon 2010
I ran the Fargo Marathon 2 weeks ago. I signed up for this race in the beginning of March, hoping to parlay any fitness I had left from my Fall marathons from last year. I ended up running a 4:18, … Continue reading
Going Far on May 22nd
I signed up this week to run the Fargo Marathon on May 22nd. I have wanted to do this race for a while for some reason. Runner’s World recently ranked it in it’s reader’s top 10 favorite marathons, so that … Continue reading