Cafe Media article

Cafe Media wrote an article about me and cycling in Chicago and what Chicago can do to improve it. They did such a great job.

Thought I would share this article with you

Looking for Marathon #20

This year.. I am undecided as to either run another marathon or not and If I do, where and which one. I ran Suntrust Marathon with absolutely no training at all and my recovery was none, but in order to run a good marathon with a good time, I do need to find some time for training long runs. There is no way I can run a marathon without training and expect a good time.

I could, however, run a marathon just to run it. There are several marathon on my mind that I would love to run:

1. Seattle Rock and Roll - June 27th

2. San Francisco - July 25th

3. Minneapolis Mararhon - June 6th

4. Las vegas marathon - (again) Dec

5. Adirondack Marathon

6. More to come.....

Washington DC Marathon #19

Sorry for the late post, but time seems to escape me so fast now a days.

Well, I did it. With only 12 miles of total training for the year and a crazy out of the blue idea, I ran the Suntrust National Marathon in DC. My 19th marathon. I decided to be kind to my body and run 1 mile and walk a minute. I did this for 10 miles and still felt good. The weather was good and the temperature was just right. It reached a high of 70 degrees. Although I did not run my best marathon, in fact I was over an hour from last year... I still finished it.

The last 6 miles became tough, it was so hot and the sun was just beating down on me that I was so overheated. They had cold water so that helped a lot

I struggled the last 6 miles, my legs were tired but my breathing and my heart was fine.

After the marathon I was fine, just tired. My recovery was great. Sore for one day and that was it.

I don't think I will do this the next time. Training is a must.