BOSTON AT SIXTY

After being selected for the highly selective Tokyo and Mont Blanc Marathons, I came up empty on the less selective Chicago and Berlin....

So here are the races I have on the schedule or for which I have entered the lottery: January 4, 2025 - Polar Opposite 10-K March 2, 2025...

After the November 9th marathon-on-a-whim, I felt pretty good. I ran six miles the next day and 7 miles a few days later. I was soon...

I ran the Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon on November 9th. I finished in 3:56:54 which is 9:02 a mile. I finished 6th of 18 in the 55-59...

Week 2 of the Tokyo marathon training block starts today. The only Something of Substance (SOS) in the plan this week is 12x400 at 1:45....

I ran the PNC Atlanta 10 Miler. Ten miles with about 700 feet of elevation gain in perfect weather. My goal was to finish in under...

Yesterday I took another run at Lookout Mountain. The photo shows the view from the back of my house. The red arrow points to the New...

My post earlier today clarified my thinking. A 50K ultra next week is a distraction from my goal. I need to focus on running the 10 miler...

The running is going fairly well. I’m getting in around 40 miles a week. They range from 30 to 50. I’m having a bit of knee pain but...

The Boston Athletic Association is sorting through a record number of applications for the 2025 Boston Marathon. Given that the number of...

I’ve been building a base of mileage since May and my short-term training plan elective is the Invesco QQQ half marathon on Thanksgiving....

I started going to a physical therapist a few weeks ago when I was suffering from a shin splint. The biggest benefit was an appreciation...

I took most of two weeks off at the beginning of July to deal with some overuse injuries. I had a shin splint in my left leg and a bit of...

I ran the Missionary Ridge Road Race yesterday. It's a 4.7-mile race on a course with rolling hills and about 300 feet of elevation gain....

After losing nearly 50 pounds, I became interested in body composition. My Garmin scale said my body fat percentage was over 25%, which...

I haven’t run for a week as I’m trying to recover from a shin splint. It hasn’t been painful for nearly the full week so I’m going to try...

I went from not running at April 30th to 38 miles the last week of June. Not surprisingly, I have shin pain. I took a few days off before...