Milo and the Calf

Author: seanv2

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    The BQ(Q) – Kevin B

    Name : Kevin B (Gville Kevin on RA) Sex: M Age (at the time of first BQ): 36 D.    Height: 6’1’’ Weight (at the time of first BQ): 160 At which marathon did you get your first BQ? What was your finishing time? Tell us a little about the race. 3:06:41 at 2012 Baystate Marathon in…

  • Fitness Habits of Disgraced Generals

    Like much of the country, I’m following the Petraeus scandal with a mixture of sadness and fascination.  I feel for his family.  No one should have to go through a betrayal like this, especially not one plastered on the front pages of every newspaper in the country.  That said, some of the details about Petraeus…

  • The BQ(Q) – Mike D

    Thanks to Mike for answering these questions, I especially like his answer to the last question “Mileage and a focus on speed work.  Some people can BQ without one or the other, but chances are they were born fast”.  Wise words I need to follow. Name: Mike D: Sex:  Male Age (at the time of…

  • The BQ(Q) – Pam

    Thanks to Pam for taking the time to fill this out even though she is getting ready for major surgery.  Recover well, Pam! Name: Pam (rocketmamaof5) Sex: Female Age (at the time of first BQ): 39 (9 days from turning 40) Height :  5’6 Weight (at the time of first BQ): 123 At which marathon…

  • A Hebrew Update

    In yet another attempt to keep on task regarding my Hebrew study, I’m going to update the study once a week. It’s been rough, as many of you noted, doing this on my own is difficult.  This week I managed half an hour, bringing my sad, sad total for the year to 35.5 hours.  That…

  • Ten Hours Post Sandy

    Since I started obsessively logging my workout activities on Running Ahead, I have fantasized about crossing the line into serious jock-hood – spending ten hours or more exercising in a week.  I have come close a number of times, but never got there until Hurricane Sandy. This past week I climbed for two hours.  Ran thirty…

  • More Thoughts on the Marathon

    UPDATE: The Marathon has been canceled or postponed.  Who knows.  This was probably the right decision.  The level of vitriol that was being heaped on NYRR and the running community was extreme.  Now let’s see if the New York Post will try to get the Giants game canceled.  I am rethinking the post below about…

  • Some Thoughts on This Years New York City Marathon

    So it looks like the New York Marathon is on.  I am of two minds about this.  I love the New York Marathon, more than a race it is a celebration of New York with tens of thousands of runners and hundreds of thousands of spectators.  If I’m not running it, I always go out…

  • Commuter Ethics in a Disaster Zone

    I’ve lived in New York through September 11th the black out of 2003, the transit strike of 2005, and now Hurricane Sandy.  In the days after those events, I’ve ridden my bike many times through a downtown Manhattan without power.  One thing has always been true – people behave better. New York can be an…

  • A Post Hurricane Run

    I am lucky enough to live in a neighborhood in Brooklyn called Prospect Heights.  Heights is in the name for a reason- we’re on relatively high ground and far outside the evacuations zones.  All we saw from Hurricane Sandy were a couple of downed trees and some blown over signs.  We were very, very lucky. …