The Boston Marathon is quite an experience, and this week I’ve read quite a few reports that capture what it feels like to be part of it. This is Mike Girouard’s view of the marathon from the first corral. I met Mike at the 2009 Boston Indoor Games. If you’d like to know more about…
Mike Brooks is now 3 days into his 10 day run, and has run 56 miles in the last 24 hours for a total of 188 miles (a 72 hour PR – his previous best was 187.7 miles.) Some very good news today, as Mike has received a $3,000 grant from Finishline Sports for their…
I received another email from Patrick at Universal Sports, this time with information about the London Marathon: This Sunday, April 26th, Universal Sports will continue the Marathon Month with LIVE coverage of the Flora London Marathon via UniversalSports.com. Fans in the US and Canada can tune-in to watch the world’s top marathon runners compete head…
Mike Brooks has now gone about 132 miles in 48 hours, getting his projected 55 miles in over the past 24 hours. He was a little tired and groggy when he called in, but is doing all right. His shoe size has gone up a bit over the past 48 hours. You can listen in…
The Boston Marathon is quite an experience, and this week I’ve read quite a few reports that capture what it feels like to be part of it. I’ll be reprinting a few of them here, starting with Candice Chappell’s report of her first time running Boston. I met Candice through the Running Ahead forums, where…
I heard from Mike a bit before noon today, and will be getting the updates posted a little earlier going forward (at least until next week since I coach on Thursday nights and get home late). He’s doing pretty well. He has now run for about 24 hours. Here’s the update from his wife; the…
Just yesterday, Kara Goucher was considering the London Marathon. It took about a day or so, but her coach, Alberto Salazar, has talked her out of running. The AP is listing her possible attempt at running London 6 days after Boston as having been unprecedented, but I know that that isn’t true. At least 5…
You may recall that I did a coaching session about a month ago with Mike Brooks about charitable running and how to raise money for non-profits. Today at noon, Mike is beginning his latest endurance event, the Sri-Chinmoy Self-Transcendence Run. Over the next 10 days, Mike is going to attempt to run 500 miles. Every…
Boston Marathon Weekend and Patriots’ Day. They seem like a good reason for a vacation day and to head south for an hour and a half for a few days, wouldn’t you say? This weekend, I decided to celebrate the holiday with a couple of giveaways through my email newsletter. If you aren’t familiar with…
Try to imagine that you have an honest chance of winning the Boston Marathon. You run the marathon, and there are still 8 women in the lead pack past 20 miles because the pace is so slow (remember, you have an honest chance of winning!) Then imagine that you are outsprinted in the last mile…