Posts Tagged ‘boston marathon’

FREE Live Stream of Boston Marathon 2010

19, Apr 2010

Here it is!!!

http://www.justin.tv/miyavv#r=drXg1yw~

Training for NYC with a Spring Marathon

20, Jun 2009

It’s been a while since I’ve given much thought to the idea of running 26.2 miles. So far this year, I’ve been wrapped up in racing 5ks/10ks and now, training for a half marathon. Even the 13.1 seems daunting right now, since I’ve been slacking a little in the workout department and stuffing my face with foods a runner shouldn’t touch with a 10ft pole.

Let me remind everyone that I’m not attempting my 3hr 10min NY Marathon this year. I’m attempting to Boston qualify in NYC 2010, which means that I still have plenty of time to get on the ball. And despite a recent plateau I’m in much better shape than I’ve ever been before.

Now before I dive back into the NY Marathon with an anticipated improvement of 30 minutes, I’ve decided that I first need to dip my proverbial toe back in the pond. So I’d like to split the difference by running about 3:25 in an early-spring marathon. Now… when and where to do it?

I’ve run the Miami Half before (www.ingmiamimarathon.com), so I considered running the full race distance early next year. But Miami is on January 31st and I get back from my honeymoon the second week in September. That leaves me enough time to train, but barely. I also considered the Disney Marathon (http://tr.im/Disney26) which is on January 10th, but the other factor I’m up against is the cost of hotel and travel.

So I need an early spring marathon that’s in a snowbird state and won’t cost me more than the price of entry and an airline ticket. Pretty strict criteria, where am I going to find that? Easy. Crash with my parents in sunny St. Petersburg, FL and run the Gasparilla Marathon in Tampa on February 28th (www.tampabayrun.com).

Not only is this a perfect race for me in terms of timing and expenses, but Gasparilla is an exciting time in Tampa, complete with…

If You Live in New York and Have Time Warner Cable…

29, Apr 2009

…there are plenty of great running tv shows coming up in the next few weeks. If you don’t live in NY and have TWC, check your local listings.

Universal Sports – www.universalsports.com

Universal Sports

Tune in or set your DVR to watch UniSport’s program called Running on channel 162. They will be profiling the April 5th Rotterdam Marathon recently won by Duncan Kibet of Kenya in a speedy 2:04:27, within 30 seconds of world record time.

  • 4/29 – 9:00pm
  • 4/30 – 2:00pm
  • 5/2 – 10:00pm

…And the April 26th London Marathon recently won by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya in an equally impressive 2:05:10, a new course record.

  • 4/30 – 10:00pm
  • 5/3 – 4:00pm

…And they’ll also be replaying April 20th Boston Marathon featuring Americans Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher each placing 3rd after a duo of Kenyans/Ethiopians.

  • 5/1 – 10:00pm

Upcoming long distance events featured on Universal Sports are as follows…

  • 5/25 – 11:30am (EST) – Los Angeles Marathon (live)
  • 5/30 – 8:00am (EST) – Stockholm Marathon
  • 6/26 – TBD – Rio Marathon

YES Network – www.yesnetwork.com

Turns out the YES Network (channel 53 and 753) also has a program called Running which is localized to the NY racing scene. Featuring racing highlights, area race schedules, equipment / training tips and new places to run, this program is the ultimate guide to running in NYC.

  • 4/30 – 7:30am
  • 5/2 – 11:30pm

Showtime NEXT – www.shownext.com

Universal Sports – Marathon Notes Summary

29, Apr 2009

This week in Universal Sport’s marathon update, the experts tackle a tough question: Which spring marathon has more prestige, Boston or London? And guess what… it’s NOT Boston!

Boston 2009

  • Won by Deriba Merga, 4th in Beijing
  • Winning time of 2:08:42
  • Finish line at Copley Square
  • Historic course but has rolling hills + headwinds
  • A far distance to travel for international champs
  • “Boston is where 2nd tier guys go to win big money” — Duncan Larkin

London 2009

  • Won by Sammy Wanjiru, gold medalist
  • Winning time of 2:05:10, a course record
  • Finish line at Buckingham Palace
  • Speedy course, 2 minutes faster than Boston
  • Geographically desirable for African talent
  • Huge “appearance fees” = better competitors

And a few more notes from the world of marathoning…

WSJ Article on Boston Marathon

21, Apr 2009

Here’s a Boston Marathon article appearing in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal that’s causing controversy in the marathon community. As a marathoner training to run Boston, I have to say I’m a little insulted. I did a quick search on www.Athlinks.com and uncovered that the author Matthew Futterman has run the NY Marathon twice, once in 1996 and 1997. He posted a respectable 3:34:59 in the ‘96 race and slowed to a 4:05:18 in ‘97. Maybe he’s just jealous that he never BQ’d…

Boston Marathon Is a Downhill Battle

By MATTHEW FUTTERMAN

It may be the world’s most famous and historic endurance race, but there’s a little-known secret about the Boston Marathon that everyone who has braved Heartbreak Hill might not want to hear: It’s downhill. Not only that, since the 26.2 mile race scheduled for Monday travels largely in one direction, runners occasionally enjoy the sort of tailwind that can make the course feel like one of those moving walkways at the airport.

In fact, the slope (how much the race drops in elevation from start to finish) and the separation (the distance, as the crow flies, between the start line and the finish line) are so severe that runners can’t set official world or U.S. records during it. The Road Running Technical Council has determined that Boston drops 3.2 meters for every kilometer and has a 91% separation between its start and finish. This means the course goes nearly in one direction as it makes its way from Hopkinton, elevation 125 meters, to sea level in downtown Boston…

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Read More Here: http://tinyurl.com/NYCin310

Here are the rebuttals in the comments section. I would speak my piece on wsj.com as well, but you have to registser to leave a comment and I’m lazy…

Boston Marathon – Wrap Up

20, Apr 2009

Here are the Boston Marathon articles I’ve been reading today…

In case you missed it, here is the 2009 finish to the Boston Marathon

Deriba Merga, Salina Kosgei Win Boston Marathon to Move into Top Three in World Marathon Majors 2008-09 Leaderboard

By Runnersweb.com

BOSTON, April 20, 2009 –Deriba Merga of Ethiopia and Salina Kosgei of Kenya both notched breakthrough victories at the 113th running of the Boston Marathon today to vault into contention in the 2008-09 World Marathon Majors (WMM) series.

Merga, who also finished fourth in the Olympic Games Marathon in August, defeated Kenyan Daniel Rono by almost a second to jump into second place in the 2008-09 WMM leaderboard. Kosgei’s thrilling sprint victory over defending champion Dire Tune of Ethiopia added to the points she earned from a fourth-place finish in last year’s Flora London Marathon to move her in a three-way tie in third place….

Read More Here: http://tinyurl.com/NYCin310a

Boston Marathon 2009 Feed – LIVE

20, Apr 2009

If you aren’t watching this years Boston Marathon right now… why aren’t you?!

http://tinyurl.com/d96clw

Rooting for Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher, let’s see 2 American victories!

J

I’d Rather Be At the Start of Boston, Than the Finish of Any Other Marathon

3, Apr 2009

Here’s a couple of Boston Marathon promo videos sponsored by Adidas. If you’re ever looking for reasons to keep training, watching these videos can’t hurt. I’m aware that this probably makes zero sense to non-marathoners…

J


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