Tag Archives: Marathons
Go, Marlin, Go!
I’d already decided that Philadelphia 2023 would be my last marathon. It seemed prudent to find other ways of keeping fit that didn’t require pounding the hot summer streets or sliding along winter sidewalks to make an inevitable decline less … Continue reading
My First Ultramarathon: The NYRR 60K
Throughout my seven-year running “career,” as I’ve clocked off seven New York City marathons in early November and two Brooklyn marathons mid-way through the month, I’ve noticed lurking within the race schedule a little jaunt once called the Knickerbocker 60K and now known more … Continue reading
10 Things You Need to Know about Running the New York City Marathon (That Have Nothing to Do with Running)
Updated: October 16, 2023 I’ve run the NYC Marathon eight times—most recently in 2021. It’s a terrific race, and if this is your first time, you’re going to be in for a treat. No doubt you’ve scanned every single article/blog … Continue reading
Five Ways In Which a Trainer Is Like a Good Editor
When I first began running and writing, I assumed that—because I could put one foot in front of the other and I was expensively educated—I knew how to do either well. There were plenty of running blogs and training programs, as well … Continue reading
Permission to Succeed
In November 2013, I completed the Brooklyn Marathon in 3:30:44—a satisfactory time made more so by the fact that I’d run the New York City Marathon in 3:30:38 only two weeks before. I was receiving the congratulations of my peers … Continue reading
The Great Long Training Run
After several years of plowing my way through New York City’s streets, I decided to join a local running group—the South Brooklyn Running Club (SBRC)—to provide me with company, friendship, inspiration, and conversation. We’ve run the length of Manhattan, traversed … Continue reading
Martin Rowe 