Milo and the Calf

Month: August 2012

  • 2000 miles in Prospect Park

    As I ease back into regular running, I’ve been trying to not obsess over the numbers.  Sure I record the time and distance of my runs, but I haven’t really been digging into the numbers like I do when I am running seriously.  So, today, when I was bored and checking my stats on runningahead…

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    The BQ(Q) – Janae J (Hungry Runner Girl)

    I left a random comment for Janae on her blog, Hungry Runner Girl and asked her if she’d take part in this project, and she graciously agreed to share her experience. Thanks Janae! Name: Janae J Website: www.hungryrunnergirl.com Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height: 5’8′ Weight (at the time of first…

  • The BQ(Q) – Lindsay

    Lindsay from Chasing the Kenyans is one of the most active and welcoming running bloggers out there. She is also super fast.  Thanks Lindsay for filling this out! Name:  Lindsay Website: chasingthekenyans Twitter: chasingkenyans Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 24 Height:  5’7” Weight (at the time of first BQ):  144 At which…

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    The BQ(Q)

    The Boston Qualifier Questionnaire (or BQ(Q) for short) is a project I started on my old blog, justthedistance, where I interview people who have qualified for the Boston Marathon.  Once I got injured last fall, the project slowed down.  I couldn’t even think about Boston when I couldn’t run.  Now that I’m healthy and running again, I’d…

  • Seventies Heroes: Ron Hill

    The science of running, especially the science of marathon running, was still in its infancy in the 1970s.  Runners knew little about what it took to run a fast 26.2 miles.  With little support from the big athletic companies or research universities, runners were left to experiment on their own.  Some tried low mileage and…

  • Park Legends: Luis Rios

    Park Legends: Luis Rios Park Legends – An occasional series of posts on people I see often on my runs in Prospect Park. The first time I saw Luis Rios in Prospect Park, I wasn’t sure if he was a runner.  Louis has a longish beard, and was, if memory serves, wearing jeans and a…

  • Back at it

    I’m back from two weeks in Turkey and Greece, an amazing trip full of history, culture, great food, and a little running.  I’d plan to run three times a week, but surprise, surprise that didn’t happen.  I did swim in the Aegean for a week straight, so that has to count for something.  No point…

  • Seventies Hero: Katherine Switzer

    To many, Boston Billy was the laid back face of seventies running, just a guy who loved to run and happened, through hard work and a whole heck of a lot of miles, to get really good at it.  But there was more to the glory days of running than short shorts and awesome wool…

  • JFK to Istanbul, direct.

    Tomorrow I leave for a two week vacation in Turkey and Greece.  The first four days will be taken up with a wedding after that E and I are free to explore Istanbul, Ephesus, Bodrum, Symi, Kos and Athens as we choose.  I am incredibly excited.  This will be my first time in the Mediterranean…

  • Numbers 7.30-8.5

    Numbers 7.30-8.5 Total Hours of Exercise: ~8 Running : 16.6 miles in ~2:52:02 Cycling Time: 16.2 miles in ~1:10:24 Strength and Flexibility Time (stretching, lifting and bodyweight work): ~1:05 Climbing ~3:00 Other 0:00 Hebrew Study Time: 0:00 Comments: Feeling really good about my training right now, I think I’m definitely on the mend with my…