Race report from the 2016 Boston Marathon
Tag Archives: marathon running
Marathons and beer
Originally posted on muffinandbagels:
Reading the accounts of marathons in 2015, my mind goes back nearly 40 years. My first marathon was at Easter time in 1978, the phys. ed. students at the local university put on a marathon in aid of the Heart fund. In those days an avid runner, I read numerous books…
2008 New York City Marathon Race Report
The short version: Dave Daze and I ran the New York City Marathon. Dave ran 3.40.46 I ran 3.17.04 The long version: Held on the first Sunday of November the New York City Marathon is one of the world’s largest. This year they received over 100,000 applications for the 40,000 available spaces in the race.Continue reading “2008 New York City Marathon Race Report”
2010 Philadelphia Marathon
This was my second trip to the Philadelphia Marathon the first was in 2006. Four years and 12 marathons later I went back. A little older and a little wiser. The course had been changed a little, less hills, a slightly different path through the city to avoid crowding and a couple of odd out andContinue reading “2010 Philadelphia Marathon”