In the style of Magritte:

The less said the better about today’s Cleveland Marathon. But I will say this: the first time I ever broke four hours for a marathon was in 2009 at, yup, the Cleveland Marathon. Today I did not break four hours. Not even close. Despite following the plans of action devised by various doctors and physical […]

We’re in the final countdown of a return to marathons. This has been a rough patch to be sure. Recovery was always going to be hard but this has been a grueling few months, a slow build of distance and endurance via a meticulous training regimen. But truth be told… I don’t think it worked. […]

Today I ran 16 miles. It was slow but I did it. And though I felt a twinge in my tibia now and again, it was not debilitating nor indicative of an end-of-the-road injury. Having finished the run, it all seems… fine. Not great. Not life-changing… but not life-changing in a bad way either. It […]

Increased mileage but unfortunately during my long 13-mile “run” this weekend there was a lot of walking.  I was very slow… averaging close to ten minute mile paces with only a half marathon distance… which means a 4:30 marathon pace at best I think.  Not great.  Not great at all. But that’s what the training […]

Four Miles, Five Miles, Five Miles, Ten Miles. I’m still technically running at the 10-15% increase in mileage week-to-week. That changes next week with a bigger bump but that’s a tomorrow problem. As it stands right now, though I can still feel a weird off sensation in the tibia area, I don’t know — it’s […]

Four days of running this week. 4 miles, 5 miles, 4 miles, 7 miles. They all were a lot harder than they used to be. My cardio and endurance are not what they should be. And after the 7 miler yesterday, I’m feeling… something in my leg. It’s not in the same spot as the […]

I was supposed to be in LA this weekend. I was supposed to be running the LA Marathon this weekend. Two things can be true and two things can not happen at the same time. The second race I’ve had to just completely write-off… and hopefully the last. The other events I’ve been able to […]

Once more from the top. I’ve downloaded my old Non-Runner’s Marathon Guide 4-month training calendar.  I’ve accelerated it, perhaps foolishly thinking the decades of running entitles me to a faster recovery/rebuilding. And yet the reality of the huffing and puffing in these opening minimum mileage salvos has me wondering and lamenting just how much cardio, […]

It’s been a month without running. So I decided today I should try and do a jog around my neighborhood. An easy 1.6 mile loop. That’s kinda okay’d by the treatment plan. But if I experienced pain I’d have to reset, do not pass GO, do not collect $200 and go back to Phase I. […]