ouch, my hip flexors are sore
I wrote yesterday about having some minor back pain, and unfortunately its gotten slightly worse since then. I`ve narrowed down the symptoms as best as I can, did some research and based on what i`ve found so far, it seems like my hip flexor is the cause
A cold, wet but decent long run
Because i`m mildly insane, I decided to head out this morning at 6am into the pouring rain, with the air temperature at 39 degrees, wind chill at around 30 (according to the weather channel) for a 20 miler. I used to think that people who adventured out l
The water cooler: It takes two, baby
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avoiding a head cold, despite the cold mornings ...
I wrapped up my recovery week from Saturdays race and have laid out my training plan for the remaining weeks prior to the Philly marathon on November 22. As I wrote the other day, I am getting the chance to adjust myself to colder weather since the northe
Back to running ... but in the cold!
With the Baltimore Marathon behind me now, its time to focus on the Philly Marathon.. my next stretch of training hasn`t started out so great for two reasons. First, the weather in the northeast is COLD, I mean COLD for October. The morning temperatures h
Closing Comments On The Half
I did it. I ran my first half marathon. It took me 2 hours, 49 minutes, and 20 seconds. Due to some issues which necessitated missing almost 2 full weeks of training, my goal going in was simple: finish the race. I just wanted to cross the finish line und
The water cooler: Fixer-upper
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Did that really happen????
Well, we made it through, it`s over, and I have to admit that I had a great time! The whole party in Baltimore atmosphere made me forget that I don`t like running very much! I can now see why people get addicted to these events. There is always something
Baltimore Marathon post-race report
I got myself a good night sleep last night, however I find that I`m still on cloud 9 after having a great day at Baltimore yesterday. As I wrote yesterday, I really needed a good day, just because I kind of let myself down when I ran the Lehigh Valley Ma
Two months and 23 days ago...
...I stumbled, almost dead last, across the finish line of the Rockville Twilight 8K and for no particular reason immediately thought, `Hey! Why not run the Baltimore Half-Marathon?` Today, Kelly and I did! This Blog has told you the story in sweat, bloo