Author Archives: Progman2000
1st Annual Asbury Park Marathon Relay
Today I ran the 1st Annual Asbury Park Marathon relay. This race is put on by the NJRRC, who also manages the NJ Marathon and which I happen to be a member of. The race director sent out emails months … Continue reading
Playing Catch Up
Wow, no blog posts in September – I’m lame. Does’t mean I’ve stopped running though. I logged 187 miles in September and have already run over 1500 miles in 2009, surpassing my 1401 total miles in 2008. I had a … Continue reading
Back from Vacation
I’ve been on vacation for the past week in Ocean City, NJ. I managed to cram in about 51 miles in the six days we were down there. Something about running someplace new, along the ocean, when I don’t have … Continue reading
Turkey Swamp 25k
I ran the Turkey Swamp 25k this past Sunday. I credit ShoreTurtle – even though this race is only about 25 minutes from my house, it did not occur to me to sign up for it until I read about … Continue reading
What Are You Doing on November 22nd?
Yeah, so much for my “wait and see what happens” approach. I just couldn’t resist the temptation of registering for Philly. I got injured last year training for it and had to fall back to the half marathon. It just … Continue reading
Change of (Life) Plans
I am officially starting a new job in the beginning of August. My new gig is in New York City, which means I will be joining the throngs of New Jersey people heading into the city every day on NJ … Continue reading
Long Time No Blog
I know I’m lame – it’s been over a month since I’ve put anything on here. I have seen a couple of other fellow runners retire themselves from the blog-o-sphere in the past couple of weeks so I think there … Continue reading
Race Results & Photos
My official finish time for the NJ Marathon was 4:11:21. I wanted to come in under 4 hours but I am pleased with that. More than that, I am pleased that I stopped my Garmin at 4:11:25, so I was … Continue reading
13th Annual NJ Marathon
Second marathon is done and in the books. It was a great morning – I headed over to Long Branch early and got to the host hotel before 6:00am. I thought I was early but immediately saw Joyrun and her … Continue reading
T Minus 4 Days and Counting
This is the last week of taper before the NJ Marathon. I have been battling some kind of ITBS thing over the last couple of weeks, which forced me to cut my last 20 mile run short, but am hoping … Continue reading
