The Wire

I just finished watching the HBO series The Wire on DVD. All 5 seasons. I must say this was a series that I can't believe I never watched this before. I am not going to discuss any of the seasons here because I do not want to spoil it for anyone. make sure you check it out.


Boston 3 weeks.

TAPER

Well 3 weeks out from Boston and now it is time to begin to taper. I am doing a 3 week taper which it was I feel works best for me. I will reduce my mileage each week so that I am well rested for Boston.

This will be my second time running Boston and I have heard the your first time is always the toughest since you have to earn the respect for this marathon. I am looking forward to this race since all the hard work is done and the reward is within grasp. The race is the easy part.

Boston Week # 13

Good week of training. Did 82 miles. I have updated all the totals.

Happy Training.

Miles	Time
82.08	10:02:41
	Distance	% change	Time (hours)
Week 1	55.13		6:40:49
Week 2	57.61	4%	7:16:35
Week 3	58.23	1%	7:10:02
Week 4	55.06	-6%	6:56:59
Week 5	72.02	24%	8:48:07
Week 6	61.71	-17%	7:33:33
Week 7	72.61	15%	8:49:46
Week 8	51.21	-42%	6:03:34
Week 9	76.16	33%	9:15:20
Week 10	65.02	-17%	7:53:09
Week 11	51.69	-26%	6:07:35
Week 12	65.62	21%	7:49:17
Week 13	82.08	20%	10:02:41
Total	824.15

NOVA

Congrats to the Wildcats as they are in the Final Four. GO CATS!

Why Run Boston

There is a scene in this movie where the football players challenge their coach. The deal is if she can out run them on the track she stays if she fails she quits. So the challenge goes on and as only one player is left she turns and says I forgot to tell you I ran the Boston Marathon Twice. I said to myself wow that would be cool do to. That was many years back but it is cool to be able to tell people you have run the Superbowl of all marathons.


This is one reason I run Boston.

NYC and New Shoes

Well I was accepted into the NYC marathon today. So my fall marathon is set. NOV 1, 2009 is this race.

As for new shoes. I had sent a pair of sneakers back to saucony and they replaced them so I began to use this pair today it was nice to run some miles in some new sneakers. They feel nice after you been running in the same pair for the past couple months. Boston is getting close more stories to come.

GO NOVA.

Boston Week 12

Well less then 4 weeks until the race. This past Friday was a month until race day. Had a solid week of training. This week coming up will be the last before my 3 week taper.

Did my last long run today 21 miles. I stayed close to home for this run which a nice but challenging run.

Villanova is in the Sweet 16 again. Congrats. Enjoy your week more to come to about Boston as it gets closer. Join the Yahoo group to get updates on my times throughout the race.

Miles	Time
65.62	7:49:17
	Distance	% change	Time (hours)
Week 1	55.13		6:40:49
Week 2	57.61	4%	7:16:35
Week 3	58.23	1%	7:10:02
Week 4	55.06	-6%	6:56:59
Week 5	72.02	24%	8:48:07
Week 6	61.71	-17%	7:33:33
Week 7	72.61	15%	8:49:46
Week 8	51.21	-42%	6:03:34
Week 9	76.16	33%	9:15:20
Week 10	65.02	-17%	7:53:09
Week 11	51.69	-26%	6:07:35
Week 12	65.62	21%	7:49:17
Total	742.07

Bostom Week # 11 and Caesar Rodney Half Marathon

Well only 5 weeks until the big race. Had another solid week of training this past week. I did an easy track workout on Friday which was nice and took off Sat because of the race on Sunday.
This was a nice Half Marathon it ran through the streets of downtown Wilmington and some of the other areas around the city. It had some decent climbs but also some nice down hills. I did not really set a goal time. I know that I did want to go under 1:30. I ended up running 1:22:27. That is an avg of 6:18 per mile. This time also allows me to get into the NYC Marathon without going through the lottery so I am leaning towards that as my fall marathon.

Big congrats to my buddy Kevin who was first in his age group and 9th overall. You can check out the results here.

I was 41 overall and 12th in my age group. This was a cool race and nice climb at the finish.

I will update all the totals and documents. Happy Training.

GO NOVA.

Miles	Time
51.69	6:07:35
	Distance	% change	Time (hours)
Week 1	55.13		6:40:49
Week 2	57.61	4%	7:16:35
Week 3	58.23	1%	7:10:02
Week 4	55.06	-6%	6:56:59
Week 5	72.02	24%	8:48:07
Week 6	61.71	-17%	7:33:33
Week 7	72.61	15%	8:49:46
Week 8	51.21	-42%	6:03:34
Week 9	76.16	33%	9:15:20
Week 10	65.02	-17%	7:53:09
Week 11	51.69	-26%	6:07:35
Total	676.45

Boston Week # 10

Did a nice 18 miler on Sat. It was warm out so it made the run much more enjoyable. 10 weeks down only 6 weeks till race day. I am doing a Half Marathon this Sunday March 15th. This will be a good tune up for Boston. More to come this week. Enjoy and Happy Training.

Miles	Time
65.02	7:53:09
		% change
Week 1	55.13
Week 2	57.61	4%
Week 3	58.23	1%
Week 4	55.06	-6%
Week 5	72.02	24%
Week 6	61.71	-17%
Week 7	72.61	15%
Week 8	51.21	-42%
Week 9	76.16	33%
Week 10	65.02	-17%
Total	624.76