“That’s not true,” my wife said when she saw the above saying on a car bumper sticker a few weeks ago. Needless to say, the costs related to running and training can occasionally be an issue in my house, as I’m sure they can be for others. There are race entry fees, new socks, [...]
Archive for the ‘Marathon’ Category
Ridge to Bridge Marathon Race Report
Posted: November 1, 2010 in MarathonTags: Marathon, Ridge to Bridge, running
Marathon No. 3 is in the books. Can somebody please return my quads and calves to me? I have been slacking lately on posting here, but this past weekend’s marathon is definitely worthy of a race report. But first, a quick rewind. Before running in the 5th Annual Ridge to Bridge Marathon in Jonas Ridge, [...]
Nobody ever drowned in sweat, sort of
Posted: August 2, 2010 in Marathon, TriathlonTags: Asics Gel Nimbus, k-swiss K-Ona, running
I remember reading that line many times in various places. It makes perfect sense, but it needs some clarification. You may not actually drown in sweat, but too much sweat can sure make it hard to run. That’s especially true in Atlanta in August. Lately, any run I have done longer than 8 miles has [...]
Last summer while driving down GA 400 — one of the busiest highways in metro Atlanta — a flashing traffic sign caught my eye along the side of the road. The black and orange sign was promoting the first annual GA 400 Century bike ride. At the time, I didn’t even know what a “century” [...]
Seven years ago when I moved to Atlanta, the only thing I knew about roads named Peachtree was that there were a LOT of them. However, in the past two years I have come to learn that there is only ONE Peachtree Road Race. If you are a runner, there are 10Ks and then there [...]
So, I guess I am officially a triathlete now. And to think , two years ago I hardly considered myself a runner. After a grand total of 18 days of preparation (not including my normal marathon training), I completed my first triathlon — the 11Global Series — on May 22, 2010 at Reynolds Plantation in [...]
With less than 20 hours remaining until I jump in Lake Oconee for my first-ever triathlon, I find myself battling more nervous energy than I have ever felt before a race. I figure that it’s simply the fear of the unknown. I don’t know how I will react when I’m wading in the water waiting [...]
I’m officially crazy. On May 4, I signed up for my first-ever triathlon. People train for months, sometimes even years for these things. I gave myself 18 days. I’ve been thinking about doing one for a couple of years, so that should count for something. The race is the 11Global Olympic-Distance Triathlon at Reynolds Plantation. [...]
What an awesome day. Plain ‘n simple. This was my second year running in the ING in Atlanta. Last year, I did the half marathon as my first-ever half marathon (1:42) and promised the guy leading my pace group that I would be back a year later to run the full 26.2. I didn’t break [...]
This post has been a LONG time in the making. But with the ING GA Marathon on the horizon, I figured that it was about time share some of my recent travels/running news. To sum up the past month… WOW! In my previous post, I said that running with the Olympic Torch was a special [...]
