Marathons are hard. Always. I may have run well over a dozen of them, and I still find myself involuntarily slowing with a few miles to go.
&title=Boston Marathon "Making the final turn on famed Boylston Street at the Boston Marathon. (Photo: MarathonFoto.com)")
Today was the day, and I am done! My endurance wasn’t quite there today, but that’s all right considering that this was not the course to try to set a personal best on, nor was I going to win. :) Below are some e-mail excerpts I sent to some friends on the AC-FC Google Group: Continue reading »
Over the weekend, some friends and I were in New Mexico for the Bataan Memorial Death March, which was a very fun and educational experience. Here are some photos and some e-mail excerpts summarizing how the marathon went for us. Continue reading »
&title=Marathons Are Hard Even For Professionals "Kayoko Fukushi had to stop and put her shoe back on in a 10,000m race in August 2007. While this didn't happen in the Osaka Marathon, she had other mishaps. (Photo: AP)")
Last weekend, the 5000m and half-marathon record holder of Japan, Kayoko Fukushi, gave the marathon distance a go in the Osaka International Women’s Marathon. While she still would have beat me, it didn’t go quite as smoothly as she had hoped or plan. She was running superbly until about Mile 19, when the proverbial wall hit. See the video below! At least Fukushi had a good sense of humor about it — after each mishap, she wore a smile and laughed. So I guess you can too! Continue reading »
The Boston Marathon is the world’s oldest annual marathon, and one of the most prestigious. Its storied history makes it a must-do for most running enthusiasts and is considered the Mecca for Marathoners.
Unfortunately, a basic problem is one needs to qualify for Boston by running a fast-enough marathon, which less than 10% of all marathon lovers are currently capable of doing. So how to do so? Continue reading »
I did it! In last Saturday’s St. George Marathon, I finished in 3:03:24, which is seven minutes faster than the Boston Marathon qualifying standard. I’ll probably make my trek down to Beantown, the Cradle of Liberty, in April 2008 to run in the 112th edition of that race. Drop me a line if you too are planning to go!
I have one more major race for 2007 and then I can stop running for a while. This weekend is the Boulder 100. This will be my first 100-mile run attempt. It is hard to imagine running that far when I can hardly walk from the bedroom to the kitchen right now, but I’m optimistic that come Saturday, my legs will have recovered. I guess we’ll know in five days…
