Another Year -- Another Bunch of New Year's Resolutions??

Hard to believe it's another new year and time for more New Year's Resolutions.

How did you do last year? Did you accomplish any of your New Year's Resolutions? Or do you abandon all hope during the year (or was it within the first few weeks)? No matter the case, the best advice given by the experts is to make resolutions that are reasonable and within reach, so that it doesn't have a negative affect on your attitude and mental state.

I am reserving my judgement on what to accomplish this year -- I know what I'd like to do and after all, which of us would pass up these goals, such as:

• running a few marathons
• attempt an ultra marathon
• finish a triathlon
• run Boston
• set a PR at numerous distances
• run over 1,000 miles this year

Heeding my own advice; I do want to set attainable and achievable goals. And more importantly, doing it without getting hurt!

My first new years resolution: STAY HEALTHY.


Happy Running and Happy New  Year!



 

Why every season is my favorite to run!

As the weather changes and we're experiencing cooler weather, especially in the northeast, we all start to look forward to the major race events like Chicago, Marine Corp, Philadelphia and NYC Marathon, as well as the numerous half marathons, 5Ks and 10Ks throughout our neighborhoods.

So as I sat back and reflected upon the excitement and how we look forward to the fall running season, it also made me realize that we all look forward to each season -- and for different reasons.

Here's what I came up with

Hey, it's that guy running again...

Have you seen this guy?

You know, the guy you see running every day. The one who's running but may not look like the fastest runner. 

But you see him every day.

Rain or shine.

Freezing temperatures.

Snow.

Or hundred degrees. 
You see him out running.

When I see this guy on some mornings, I can't help have pangs of guilt for not getting out and running that morning. Because their dedication and discipline is enough to motivate you, to want to go out and be a better runner and more consistent. 

Now that the weather is getting cooler and mornings a little colder...I still see him. (Today he was wearing gloves, since temps were just in the 50s) -- but he was still out there.

Are you "that guy" to your neighbors?

Warrior Dash -- for real?

These 'mud runs' seem to be the trend in the last few years, with every kind of obstacle you can think of. There's a whole host of them and while I've not made a great effort to run one of them, I did embark on my first one this summer.

Friends of mine rallied together and decided that they would be doing the Warrior Dash, run at Windham Mountain, in Windham, NY.

While I was a bit skeptical at first, I decided that if I can do Hash Runs through major metros and in the back woods of NJ-PA-NY and rather sketchy areas of the NYC and Atlantic City, then I could certainly handle the Warrior Dash.

So here we were.
Feeling very much like an Arlo Guthrie lyric, we had a great night out the night before the event -- so we all looked and felt our best!

Tragedy at the Boston Marathon

As I sat down to write a blog post for this year's running of the Boston Marathon, I thought it would be a great idea to share some of the historical significance of Patriot's Day.

But it seems that a different kind of history was written during this year's Boston Marathon.

Ask any runner and there's only one place that we would want to be on Patriot's Day. And that's in Hopkinton, at the start of the Boston Marathon. Regardless of how fast or far we run, we all think and dream about running Boston.

As the morning unfolded, it seemed like the 117th running of the Boston Marathon was complete. The turn of events that happened that afternoon was not anything that anyone would have expected.

With all the press coverage of these events in the last few weeks, I do not want to continue to rehash the day's events ...so instead I focused on the healing. I've started to gather a few links and images of the race tees and organizations supporting Boston and raising money for the families affected.

Donate Today!

The senseless tragedy of these bombings continues to weigh on the families and the community of
running and our thoughts and prayers are with family, friends and colleagues running and spectating at the Boston Marathon.
And while it is scary to consider such an event happening as you're crossing the finish line, I believe that the runner in each of us will not be deterred from running again.
So keep running.

BOSTON STRONG

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