Author Archives: Progman2000
Long Overdue Year in Review
Once again life has gotten in the way of blogging. My year 2009 review numbers are as follows: Races: New Jersey MarathonTurkey Swamp 25 k (PR)Asbury Park MarathonPhiladelphia Marathon (PR)Thunder Road Marathon Total Miles Run = 1912 My two main … Continue reading
Holiday Miles Challenge
Several of the marathoners on the Marathon Race Training forum of Runners World Online have started a Holiday Mileage Challenge. This is actually the 3rd annual Holiday Mileage Challenge, so there is already a loyal group of runners participating (most … Continue reading
Marathon Maniac #2050
The Thunder Road Marathon was my third marathon in 3 months which makes me Marathon Maniac eligible, so I am now officially Maniac #2050 (how’s that for a nice round number?). I qualified for Bronze, their lowest level. Their are … Continue reading
Thunder Road 2009
I ran the Thunder Road Marathon in Charlotte, NC Saturday. I was on the fence about doing this marathon but jumped at the chance once the airfare dropped a couple of weeks ago. I’m glad I did – I thought … Continue reading
Post & Pre Marathon Wrap Up
The Philadelphia Marathon uses EnduraFit for their marathon shirts. EnduraFit apparently designs their shirts based on stick figures wearing them. I have a shirt from the half marathon last year and the marathon this year and both shirts are very … Continue reading
2009 Philadelphia Marathon
Today broke the streak of crappy weather marathons for me. The weather couldn’t have been better for this year’s Philadelphia Marathon. Last year the weather was 22 degrees at the start. This year it was a balmy 44 degrees and … Continue reading
NYC Marathon Lottery
I entered the 2010 NYC Marathon Lottery this morning. This will be my third year in a row entering the lottery so if I get turned down I am guaranteed entry into the race for 2011. This year the NYRRC … Continue reading
Philadelphia Taper Time
The Philadelphia Marathon is a mere 12 days away. I have been more or less indifferent to this marathon. Life has been really crazy for the last couple of months so I have not spent a lot of time obsessing … Continue reading
Neon Brooks Boy
So a couple of weeks ago I snagged a Brooks Nightlife hat on eBay to replace my ugly yellow RoadRunnerSports hat. In an instant twist of Karma, right after that I saw the Brooks Nightlife half zip on sale at … Continue reading
Asbury Park Race Photos
Since this was an 8 loop course, the photographer had excellent opportunity to snap enough pictures of everyone, especially the dopes that were doing all eight loops. One of these days I am going to actually buy an official race … Continue reading
