1/2 marathon

East Beach Norfolk Half Marathon Course Change

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Had word today that due to ongoing road construction there are several changes to the East Beach Norfolk Half Marathon this coming Saturday.
Check out the map below or the […]


Dean Karnazes on "The Marathon"

I recently stumbled on the blog of Dean Karnazes. Dean, if you didn’t know, is famed for his ultra marathon and endurance feats, but he also writes a great blog article!
Take this one, for example, which focuses on “the marathon“. I wouldn’t dream of copying Dean’s article and posting it here, but I would suggest […]


PaceTat - Marathon Pace Band Tattoo

In many of my previous marathons I’ve printed off and worn a wrist pace band to help achieve my time goals. It’s quite an easy thing to do - head on over to the Runner’s World web site, enter your target time & race distance and print the band. Once you’ve trimmed the sheet of […]


2007 Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon

It turned out to be an almost perfect day for one of the biggest races, if not THE biggest race, ever to be staged in Virginia Beach. This is the 6th time in 7 years I’ve raced the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon, and each year it seems to get bigger and better. 17,017 runners […]


Virginia Beach Rock ‘n’ Roll 1/2 Marathon Virtual Tour

Found a pretty cool virtual tour of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon course taking place in Virginia Beach, VA this coming Sunday. RaceRoute.com develops and produces quality DVDs to help athletes prepare for race events. Their site features virtual tours of many marathons, half-marathons, 10k’s, 5k’s and even triathlons.
All of the RouteTours blend the […]