The Beach to Beacon 10k Course Preview

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The other day I got a question about the Beach to Beacon from Peggy Kulbe: Good morning . . . I happily have a number for BtoB, and would LOVE some training advice. I live in NJ and can not join the weekly runs. Can you let me know what each mile is like, i.e., flat,...

Marathons: By the Numbers

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I saw this infographic recently and had to share it…more information about the state of Marathoning in one handy reference than you thought you needed. And yes, I know that that isn’t a picture of Haile Gebreselassie…I didn’t make the image,...

2011 Gansett Marathon

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A couple of weeks ago I ran the first Gansett Marathon, which was the second annual race as it was moved from last year’s location in Exeter, Rhode Island to Naragansett to accommodate a larger field. This year’s race was just as well organized as last...

2011 Boston Marathon Race Results

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Patriot’s Day means the Boston Marathon here in New England, when countless throngs line the streets between Hopkinton and Beantown and cheer on thousands of runners as they make their way along. I’ve run Boston twice, and I honestly think that I prefer...

2011 Boston Marathon Preview

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The World Marathon Majors are set to get going again this year, with two of the races falling on the same weekend. Normally, the London Marathon and the Boston Marathon are about a week apart, but this year they fall on the same weekend. Here’s who to keep an...

Run/Walk Experiment 2 – No Training Edition

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Last year, I laid out my plans about a week before the inaugural Exeter Marathon. I ran a Magic Mile and used Jeff Galloway’s charts to convert that mile time into a marathon time, and talked about my run/walk strategy I was planning on running. Fast forward a...