Boston Marathon
2011 Boston Marathon
Well, it’s been almost a week since the 2011 Boston Marathon, so I guess it’s about time I jotted down a race recap. Forgive me if I skip over the details of the short flight to Boston, early check-in at the splendid Renaissance Boston Waterfront Hotel, couple of hours spent at the excellent Sports & [...]
2011 Boston Marathon Charity Race Entries Available
Received the following in my inbox earlier today. Just thought I’d post in case any of my readers are interested: I manage a charity marathon team (from the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) that will participate in this April’s Boston Marathon. There are still a few spots left on our 50-member team. It’s for a [...]
2010 Boston Marathon Slow Motion Video
How about this? The following slow motion video was taken at Mile 17 of Monday’s Boston Marathon by two of RunBlogger‘s students. Pretty cool huh? As a comparison, here’s Ryan Hall showing me how it should be done. Totally impressive! Follow Runblogger on Twitter
2010 Boston Marathon
The Boston Marathon was everything I remembered from 2000, but so much more too…. Here’s a quick run down of how things panned out: Walked to the start corrals with Chaz and Caleb where we agreed to run together and try to hit 10 miles between 1:05 and 1:07. This fitted in nicely with my [...]
2010 Boston Marathon
Took the plunge today and signed up for the 2010 Boston Marathon! It will be my first Boston since 2000, so naturally I’m excited about the race and am keen to see how I will perform compared to 10 years ago when I faded somewhat to a 3:04:12. What a great experience though! It usually [...]
“I’m Going To Train Harder For The Next One”
Next time you finish a race and say “I’m going to train harder for the next one”, you’ll be in pretty good company. Shortly after finishing Monday’s Boston Marathon, seven time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong admitted he regrets not training harder when he’s suffering in the middle of a race: Every time I [...]
