Posts Tagged ‘new york marathon’

Article on Brian Sell’s “Retirement” Marathon, NYC

27, Oct 2009

The first time I read about Brian Sell was in some promotional literature for the 2007 NY Marathon. This was the first year I ran the marathon, which also happened to coincide with the marathon Olympic trials in Central Park. I remember appreciating the work ethic that Brian Sell put into the sport and predicted he would be one of the top 3 Olympic trial finishers along with Ryan Hall.

I stumbled across a really good article that ponders if NYC ‘09 really is his final “competitive” race and discusses his “blue collar” approach to running (and life).

http://runningtimes.com/Article.aspx?ArticleID=17987&PageNum=1

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Ryan Hall on the NY Marathon (6 Videos)

20, Oct 2009

Ryan Hall discussing strategy for the upcoming NYC Marathon. As much as I’d love to see him win, he’s not Kenyan. I’m going to predict a respectable 3rd place finish.

Ryan talks about how he needs to prepare for First Ave…

Ryan claims he needs patience to run the ING New York City Marathon…

Ryan Hall discusses how to stay focused by keeping distance from the media…

Ryan’s stretching routine…

Ryan’s custom Asics shoes…

And his biggest fears…

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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…


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