The Lavaman Sprint Triathlon would mark my first triathlon for the 2011 season. I was very excited. Friday night right after work I met Mike and Ed of the ‘Dad Posse’ by Penn Station and we hopped a train to…
On May 21st, my Dad passed away at age 59 after a 2 year battle with Lymphoma. I questioned whether this was an appropriate place to write about such a heavy topic. My Dad was a huge inspiration for me…
The Great Hudson River Swim is NYC Swim’s kick off event of the season. It is a 1.6 Mile swim from the Christopher Street Pier down to the North Cove Marina in Battery Park. The night before Abbe and I…
My friends took me to the Yankees game last night. It was awesome! The Yanks won it in the 9th inning, something I have never witnessed. Needless to say we (along with most of the other fans) had to go…
The Runner Army went to battle today. — The Healthy Kidney 10K is unlike most of the other 10K’s in the New York City area because it is sponsored by the United Arab Emirates and all of their money. Therefore,…
Due to some documents that have recently been revealed, it seems that my claim of only being a runner for the last 3 years to be false. The following transcript was published in 1988, when I was only 11 and…
Last year I ran the New Jersey Marathon. It was 90 degrees and it looked like a battlefield by the end, bodies strewn all over lawns, ambulances everywhere. This year I would opt for the Half Marathon. — Becoming a…
Soon after my Mom and I ran the Disney Half Mary together she started see all the comments and reading other people’s running blogs. She was really inspired and told me how great this ‘Runner Army’ was. When she told…
How do you define Greatness? Winning 9 New York City Marathons, then running a 10th while guiding a friend with terminal brain cancer. Grete Waitz October 1, 1953 – April 19, 2011 ‘Queen of Central Park’
Spring is here and it’s quite obvious in ol’ Manhattan. On Saturday morning I met Brandon at the entrance to the George Washington Bridge for our first Nyack ride of the season. It was a bit chilly as we made…