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Detroit Marathon Fatalities
19, Oct 2009Unbelievable that 3 people died while running this year’s Detroit Marathon (actually the half-marathon). I’m not sure what to make of it, but there definitely seems to be a recent spike in marathon fatalities. Without too much knowledge of the background of these participants, all I can say is that people need to respect the marathon, the training process, and their own individual health history.
Here’s an excerpt from the Detroit News…
3 men collapse, die in marathon – Darren A. Nichols, Maureen Feighan and Mark Hicks
Detroit — For months, an advertisement for the Detroit Free Press/Flagstar Marathon hung on Jon Fenlon’s refrigerator.
An athlete who played soccer and worked out constantly, the 26-year-old from Waterford was planning to tackle his first half-marathon with his girlfriend, Danielle, and her mother.
“He was planning on it and looking forward to it,” said his mom, Laura Fenlon.
But shortly after finishing the race’s 13.1 miles, Fenlon’s triumph turned tragic Sunday when he collapsed after crossing the finish line and later died. Family members are in “complete shock.”
“He’s always been an athlete,” said Laura Fenlon, who said her son was an art director at Campbell-Ewald in Warren. “He had nothing wrong.”
Fenlon was one of three runners who died Sunday from apparent cardiac arrest, casting a tragic note over what’s usually a triumphant day for thousands in Detroit.
Daniel Langdon, 36, of Laingsburg, Mich., was between the 11- and 12-mile mark at a fluid station around 9:02 a.m. when he collapsed; he later died. And Rick Brown, 65, of Marietta, Ohio, also was between the 11th mile and 12th mile near Michigan Avenue and Third when he collapsed around 9:17 a.m., hit his head on the pavement and later died.
For the rest of the story, click here…
http://detnews.com/article/20091019/METRO/910190385/1409/METRO/3-men-collapse–die-in-marathon
Today’s Indoor Triathlon Session
7, Sep 2009I’m finally making some progress on the swimming front. About a month ago when I started, 100 Meters had me completely out of breath. Today I was able to swim consecutively for about 400M. This is thanks, no doubt, to the fact that I just spent the last 2 weeks at the beach, honeymooning in the South of France where I was able to enjoy a mid-afternoon swim each day. Unfortunately, today’s swim was in the basement of my apartment and not in St. Tropez… in a 60ft pool, which meant 11 laps back and forth.
The 400M of swimming took me just under 11 minutes, which is probably not very quick. My swimming technique is less than perfect I’m sure. But I’m working on it, and plan to watch a few more lessons from the “Total Immersion DVD” in the next few days (thanks again @dnorton).
After I swam, I decided to see what it would be like to go through the motions of a triathlon. I quickly got into some dry clothes and got onto the stationary bike, located in the gym directly above our pool for 20k of cycling. I was cautious about the biking, not quite sure of what it would be like to both swim and bike before running a 5k. I completed the distance in about 39 minutes. Then I ran a 22:30 5k.
I have to say, the whole process was pretty comfortable. I feel like if I practice swimming a little more, I could put up a halfway decent time in a sprint tri or even complete an olympic with a little more work. The big problem is that I’ve gotten myself interested in triathloning at precisely the wrong time, since the season is rapidly coming to a close. If I can’t figure out a way to compete anytime soon, at least it’s a good way to stay in shape while I allow my right ankle’s tendonitis to subside.
J
Morning Run Masochism, Part 2
23, Jun 2009The sequel is always worse.
My second attempt at a morning run was doomed from the beginning. Lauren and I didn’t get home until around 8:30pm last night. Nothing wrong with that except it means our dog Charlie was home alone for too many hours. Which means she slept a lot. Which lead her to wake up at 5:17am, about an hour and 15 minutes earlier than I had planned on waking up.
When Charlie wakes up, she wants everyone to know she’s awake, so trying to sleep through it is mostly worthless. By 5:30am, I decided to cut my losses and get an early start to the morning. This might have been the only good decision I made, pertaining to this morning’s run.
I followed my own guidelines for morning running that I posted last week. I laid out my shoes and clothes. I set aside a water bottle, caffeine shot, vitamins, advil and an apple. I had my ipod and stopwatch out. Getting ready went off without a hitch and within 15 minutes I was out the door, walking for a few blocks and pausing to stretch on the street corners.
I began to run. My body didn’t feel great, but it was better than last time. I definitely had some cobwebs in the head, but I think I’m finally starting to work out the kinks from too many days of vacationing and poor eating. Then after about a mile it hit me. I had forgotten to partake in one of the cardinal rules of a morning run. I forgot to take a dump.
I hope you continue reading out of morbid curiosity.
“No worries” I thought. I was heading up to the east 6th st track and there’s a men’s room right by the entrance. I’ll lighten my load and then proceed with my track workout. By the time I got there, it was about 6:20am. I read the signs posted around the track.
The bathrooms don’t open until 8am. Shit.
This required a quick assessment of the situation. I walked over to the ladies room in hopes that maybe it was left open from the night before. Then I jogged around looking for port-a-potties. I even scouted out some secluded corners of the park, which I’m embarrassed to admit I even considered…
Manhattan Perimeter Bike Loop
22, Jun 2009I wish I had the patience to type out instructions for my Manhattan perimeter bike loop, but I just don’t. This post has been sitting in my drafts for 2 months. So I’ll publish the photo-only version. If you have any questions about a specific leg, just ask and I’ll spell it out for you!
- In: Miscellaneous| NYC in 310
4 Borough Bike Ride
8, Jun 2009I’m off work all week with nothing to do on Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday, so naturally I decided to use the extra time to fit in some biking today. I did a huge loop of the 4 connected boroughs (sorry staten island), probably well over 40 miles when you figure in all the pit stops and time spent getting lost.
The weather was threatening to rain all morning, but eventually it let up and the sun came out about half way through the 4 and a half hour ride. I started off heading up the west side via the hudson river greenway, then followed broadway straight into the bronx. I biked up to Van Cortland park, then all the way down to the RFK Bridge into Astoria. I followed along through Long Island City, into Brooklyn, then hopped over the Williamsburg Bridge and headed back down to the financial district.
I’m pretty sure I was exhausted by the time I hit Queens, so the last hour of the ride was tough. I have to hand it to the NYC Department of Transportaion, not only are there tons of miles of bike lanes/trails throughout the city, but they’re also pretty clearly mapped out and designated with road signs. Here’s the route I biked(roughly) on www.mapmyrun.com:
http://tinyurl.com/4-borough-loop
Thanks for reading, make sure to bookmark my site and come back often. Feel free to email me at Jason@nycin310.com. You can also follow me on Twitter at http://twitter.com/NYCin310.
J
Long Runs – Best Way to Carry Fluids
7, Jun 2009Yesterday’s long run reminded me that it’s time to start heading out the door equipped with fluids for the run. Switching back into distance training mode as the summer approaches means staying hydrated. And although New York’s water fountains are mostly turned on now we all know that they still aren’t terribly reliable.
I headed over to Paragon Sports (www.paragonsports.com), where I purchased two 10oz Fuel Belt “Sprint Palm Holder” water bottles, which come complete with pouches and hand straps. You can buy them here: http://tinyurl.com/sprint-palm-holder
After lots of experimenting, I find running with 10oz of water in each hand is the best way to bring fluids with me on the go. I used to have two of these water bottles…
June 3rd = National Running Day
2, Jun 2009So go out and run tomorrow!
Over at the NYRR website, you can find all sorts of useful information about how to celebrate all day long, all around the 5 boroughs. Head over to: http://www.nyrr.org/races/2009/running_day.asp
There’s even a group run through central park led by Olympian Deena Kastor!
J
- In: Miscellaneous
- Tags: central park, deena castor, national running day
If You Aren’t Watching the LA Marathon…
25, May 2009…why aren’t you? It starts in less than a half hour, 7:20am Pacific and 10:20am EST. The LA Marathon is broadcast live on Channel 162, Universal Sports (which I can no longer access on Time Warner Cable for some reason) and on their website: http://tinyurl.com/NYCin310-LA
This race is all about the Kenyan men and Eastern European women. Here’s what you need to know, according to Universal Sports:
http://tinyurl.com/NYCin310-LA-Contenders
| Top Men | Age | Country | PR | PR Location |
| Laban Kipkemboi | 31 | Kenya | 2:08:38 | Seoul, 2007 |
| Paul Kosgei | 31 | Kenya | 2:09:15 | Paris, 2008 |
| Julius Kibet | 27 | Kenya | 2:10:14 | Frankfurt, 2008 |
| Benjamin Limo | 34 | Kenya | 2:12:46 | Amsterdam, 2008 |
| Wesley Korir | 26 | Kenya | 2:13:53 | Chicago, 2008 |
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| Top Women | Age | Country | PR | PR Location |
| Nuta Olaru | 38 | Romania | 2:24:33 | Chicago, 2004 |
| Lyubov Morgunova | 38 | Russia | 2:25:12 | Rotterdam, 2008 |
| Tatyana Petrova | 26 | Russia | 2:25:53 | Dubai, 2009 |
| Silvia Skvortsova | 34 | Russia | 2:27:07 | London, 2002 |
| Amane Gobena | 26 | Ethiopia | 2:32:06 | Houston, 2009 |
Like many marathons these days, there’s an extra “challenge bonus” which promises to make the race an interesting one. The elite women will get about a 17 minute head start over the men. The first finisher, male or female, is the recipient of over $150,000 in cash and prizes.
The top male finisher will likely cross the line at about 2:10 which means the top female would need to come in under 2:27 to win the big prize.
Good luck to everyone about to run the LA Marathon!
J
Recovering from Under-training
20, May 2009Want to know what my running has been like since the Healthy Kidney 10k on Saturday? Non-existent.
Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday my legs were just torn up from the race. Completely sore with no relief in sight. The massage I got on Sunday kind of helped… for all of 20 minutes afterwards. On Tuesday morning I hit the gym bright and early for some strength training and 20 minutes of biking. I would have liked to have gotten a run in on Wednesday, but in the process of recovering from a really fast 10k, I’m also locked into what may be the absolute busiest week of my life.
I did a day-trip to San Diego on Wednesday. Maybe I’ll get home on Thursday morning, go back to sleep for a few hours and then wake up and go for an easy run before I’m back to work. I’m a little paranoid that between the taper process and my lack of running this week, some of the fitness I’ve worked hard for could begin to fade. Two weeks is generally the point at which that starts happening…
- In: Coach's Corner| Miscellaneous| Runner's High
- Tags: goal setting, recovery, retraining, undertraining
Fun With Google Analytics – Race Photos
19, May 2009
After the home page, my photo section is the second most visited page on my site. I guess that means people are interested, so I posted some more pictures, check it…
http://www.nycin310.com/?page_id=2
J
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