Posts Tagged Boston Marathon
This is life, the one you got
From Jenny Craig to the Boston Marathon.
Continue Reading 4 comments January 19, 2010
Just sitting here watching the wheels go round
When the Boston Athletic Association sends out a warning you’d be wise to listen.
Continue Reading 19 comments November 15, 2009
Wouldn’t it be nice if we were older
I’m one balancing test away from the senior’s discount.
Continue Reading 3 comments September 25, 2009
Fame, bully for you, chilly for me
The red carpet to the New York City Marathon.
Continue Reading 1 comment June 22, 2009
“Going” on the run
Nature calls in the middle of a run – how do you answer?
Continue Reading 6 comments June 6, 2009
Where everybody knows your name
Putting the boss in Boston.
Continue Reading 2 comments April 28, 2009
The gloves come off
“What matters isn’t the clock, but who reaches the finish line first,” Goucher said, philosophically, after the race.
Continue Reading 1 comment April 25, 2009
26.2 miles is the easy part
They say getting started is the hardest part.
Continue Reading 4 comments April 23, 2009
Blowin’ in the Wind
42.2K of endless hills and a stiff headwind, what a run.
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The marathon can humble you
Words of wisdom from Boston Billy.
Continue Reading Add comment April 20, 2009
Gone runnin’
Finding motivation in the experiences of others.
Continue Reading 5 comments April 19, 2009
Roam if you want to
Why does it cost more to get international runners from the start to the finish?
Continue Reading Add comment April 18, 2009
I lost myself in a familiar song
Every marathon needs a theme song.
Continue Reading Add comment April 17, 2009
You’ll get big legs and grow a moustache
In my lifetime women have always been allowed to run the Boston Marathon; not so for my mother.
Continue Reading 2 comments April 16, 2009
The Hay Is In The Barn
Tapering may be the hardest part of training.
Continue Reading Add comment April 4, 2009
Older than Boston (Who’ll stop the rain?)
Around the Bay 30K lives up to the name, serving up buckets of water.
Continue Reading 2 comments March 29, 2009
Another year, another age group.
Runshort’s theory on marathons and aging.
Continue Reading 1 comment March 28, 2009
26.2 Superstitions
26.2 days until 26.2 miles is not the time to tempt fate.
Continue Reading 7 comments March 26, 2009
It’s the final countdown
I blinked and race season arrived.
Continue Reading Add comment March 21, 2009
This opportunity comes once in a lifetime yo
My secret is out – I have a cheesy PowerSong.
Continue Reading 6 comments March 19, 2009
The Hills Are Alive
The ups and downs of a hill workout.
Continue Reading Add comment March 10, 2009
It’s all about the jacket
The Boston Marathon jacket is THE race memento. The question is, am I brave enough to wear it?
Continue Reading March 6, 2009
Stop. Rewind. Erase (from memory).
The scariest 4.5 minute video I’ve ever watched.
Continue Reading Add comment March 3, 2009
