Oct 21, 2014
I almost always run before work, which means waking up between 5:30 and 5:45 AM. I usually never bring my phone with me, and yesterday was no exception, but I met up with my friends Sam and Tom to go for a run in Central Park. Luckily they both had their phones, because I always wish I could capture how beautiful the sunrise is over Central Park.
On marathon day, you can track my progress on your phone by downloaded this app:
http://www.tcsnycmarathon.org/race-day/mobile-app-and-runner-tracking
Oct 19, 2014
2 years ago today my mom, Rhoda Suchotliff, lost her fight with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). I miss her so much, and I think of her every day.
2 weeks from today, I will be running my second New York City Marathon in her memory.
She will be in my heart for each one of the 26.2 miles.
Oct 11, 2014
I ran 20 miles today across 5 bridges in the rain. We started in Central Park at Bethesda Fountain and ran down the West Side Highway to Chambers Street and across the Brooklyn Bridge (Bridge 1). Once in Brooklyn, we headed back over the Manhattan Bridge (Bridge 2) and then through Chinatown to the Williamsburg Bridge (Bridge 3). Once back in Brooklyn, we followed the marathon route through Williamsburg and Greenpoint, crossing over into Queens on the Pulaski Bridge (Bridge 4). We then ran through Long Island City to the 59th Street Bridge (Bridge 5) and back into Manhattan. We ran up 1st Avenue and cut back to Central Park at 90th Street and back down to Bethesda Fountain.
It was a great run with some great people, waterlogged sneakers be damned.
The 8:30 Pace Group: Me, Javi, Sam and Tom
Oct 09, 2014
My friend Tre asked me to write about my experience training for my first marathon last year for a blog called Modern Loss. You can read the post here:
http://modernloss.com/things-grief-marathons-memoirs/
Sep 29, 2014
I ran 30 miles this weekend - a 20 mile training run on Saturday and the Bronx 10 Mile race on Sunday. Crazy? Probably. Even the crazy people I run with think it's crazy, but hey, 30 miles is a mere 3.8 miles less than the marathon, and I'm doing that in a single shot...
On Saturday, we started in Central Park and to the Hudson River Greenway. We ran up to the Little Red Lighthouse under the George Washington Bridge and then down past Chelsea Piers, and then back to Central Park. My mom probably wouldn't have been thrilled that I didn't wear sunblock and got a little toasted...
Sunday was the Bronx 10 Mile. It was another nice day - thankfully there was more shade, and I put on sunblock, so my mom would be happy with that.
It was a good weekend. I met up friends and my Team in Training teammates - plus I went to my favorite diner with my teammates for some much needed eggs and pancakes.
I wrote this last year right after I ran the Bronx 10 Mile, and it still rings true today: Marathon training is tough, but losing my mom has been far far far tougher to say the least, and it's great to be able to turn something so negative into something positive. Every time I run, it's for my mom.
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