Saturday, November 27, 2010

26.2 Complete!!!

Sunday, 11/21, was the Philadelphia Marathon and I conquered it! My official time was 3:12:16. It was a cold start, around 40 degrees, but the sun came out and it turned out to be a great day for a long run. The course was mostly flat besides a gradual hill around mile 7-8, then a rather steep hill after mile 9, and finally some small rolling hills between 18-21. What was great was the support i received along the way from my cousins and my parents! They rooted me on along the back half and were there when i crossed the finish line. You can check out the results at this website, http://results.active.com/pages/searchform.jsp?rsID=103521. Many thanks to all who supported me while I trained and a special shout out to my cousins who fed, housed, and transported me in philly. It was a great experience. Now on to the next one!

I also ran an 8K (5 mile) on thanksgiving in Glen Ridge, NJ. This run has become a tradition as I have run it the last 4 years. I had my best time this year as I finished with a time of 29:56. The results for this run can be found here, http://www.compuscore.com/cs2010/novdec/a8k.htm . My brother Lee, my father, and my dog Skye were there to root me on!

I have yet to decide when my next run will be but I will post it here as soon as I find a run. I will continue to update my training and also try better to post interesting articles, recipes, and other insights relating to Health and Wellness.

Until next time, Be Healthy!

Thursday, November 18, 2010

3 days Until Philly


3 days until 26.2 around philly. Looking forward to it! Training has been going well and I am feeling great! I am hoping to reach my goal and finish in 3 hours 10 minutes and 59 seconds. This time will qualify me for the Boston Marathon. Since i started this blog I have logged 351 miles of running. I will report back with my results and pictures from the Marathon. Special thanks to my race team, Z.MESS, who will be housing me, shuttling me, and routing me on!