NYC Marathon Progress will appear here

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I am going to try to get the Race Alerts system for the New York City Marathon to try to post my results as I pass each 5km mark automatically. I do not know how well it will work, but if anybody is interested in following my progress tomorrow then I hope that my...

Week 9 NFL Picks

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Rest is awarded this week to Arizona, Carolina, N.Y. Jets, and Philadelphia. I think that Pittsburgh and Minnesota are going to bounce back from last week’s losses and really put the hurt on Denver and San Francisco. Peyton Manning is going to show once more...

New York City Marathon starting corrals

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The New York City marathon technically has 3 starts, which do not converge for about 8 miles. These starts are assigned colors which correspond to the race map. The green start is to the left and gets a nice tour of Brooklyn, the orange start is in the center and goes...

Marathon Preparation

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I enjoy running marathons, and plan on running at least one in every state. I have picked up a few tips and tricks along the way as I find out what works for me and what does not. This series of articles originally began as some random tips off of the top of my head...

Marathon Preparation: How to choose your marathon

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Saving the best for last, and what probably should have been the first article, I would like to share a few of things to consider when you are choosing which marathon you want to run. This is not a comprehensive list, but just the first few questions that spring to...