So here’s the upshot on the running-another-marathon-just-six-weeks-after-Boston experiment: I had more fun running Vermont City Marathon than I’ve ever had running 26.2 miles before. The others were very high on the “satisfaction” meter: pushing yourself all out, leaving everything on the course, finishing in a white haze of exhaustion and pain, achieving a PR or [...]

Continue reading about Second marathon in six weeks is a fun one; Vermont City Marathon is a fantastic event in a great city!

So how do you finish 18 weeks of training, race a marathon, and then turn around and race another just as hard just 6 weeks later?  I’ll tell you when and if I’ve finished the second one, this Sunday. Maybe you (or I) don’t. But I think maybe it’s possible, and here are a few [...]

Continue reading about What’s the trick to racing two marathons back to back? I’ll tell you when I finish the second one…

Life and work in the weeks prior to and following the Boston Marathon this year — my first Boston Marathon — were so busy I had little time, until the last few days, for the dreaded taper madness, or subsequently, to write the long, reflective blog post that’s followed my other races.  That doesn’t, however [...]

Continue reading about A Belated Look Back At A Wonderful Boston Marathon 2010 Experience

So it may not be until this coming weekend that I have a chance to sit down and jot down some of the many memorable experiences I had at the Boston Marathon on Monday.  Tuesday plunged me into a busy work week, and there’s no time for ruminating. The short story is, I finished at [...]

Continue reading about In lieu of an immediate post on the Boston Marathon, a pre-marathon article and funny video

Ernesto on April 17th, 2010

Number pickup at the Boston Marathon Expo at the Hynes Convention Center, Saturday, April 17.

Continue reading about Picking up bib #6500, Boston Marathon

There are 53 days left until the Boston Marathon, and despite a few bumps in road since training started, I’m in a better spot this winter than I was limping into the Hyannis Marathon in February of 2009; in part because I’ve still got eight weeks left to get ready. Between winter injuries, inexperience and [...]

Continue reading about Half at the Hamptons Marks Halfway Point in Boston Training; 5 Winter Marathon Training Lessons