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Thank you to all my Team Boomer team mates for the nice comments on my NYM '09 blog. I am happy that you enjoyed it.
Congratulations to everyone that completed their journey this past Sunday in New York, a journey that begun for us many months ago and ended in spectacular fashion in Central Park.
Thank you to the BEF and Team Boomer for providing us the platform to be able to raise money on behalf of a cure for Cystic Fibrosis.
I plan on continuing to train and race on behalf of Team Boomer and… Continue

As training winds down for me and for all the runners running on Sunday in New York, today called for a 4 miler. Overcast, mid 50;s, wind out of the NE at about 10mph.. The plan was to run easy for the majority of the run with about mile at marathon effort- the conditions led to faster paces than I planned but the effort was very easy. 2 miles at 7 min pace followed by 2 miles at 6.15 pace.... Time now to stretch and relax. The run felt great and I am looking forward to Sunday. Today's run prett… Continue

It was moody blustery mild and damp on the Spring Lake/Belmar boardwalk this afternoon that was very enjoyable. 2.5 miles out and back into a headwind the first half and an average pace of 8.30 per mile- nice n easy- about an easier pace as I will run and it was very enjoyable as I watched an angry ocean aside me. I was happy to run into my friend Tim Mahoney who is also running NYC on Sunday and we had a chance to exchange thoughts and ideas and reflections on the race as we ran and all in all… Continue

After a nice relaxing day off Monday from running ( still had to work :) - it was back to track on Tuesday...
1 mile warm up 1 mile strides overcast, rain held off, 15-18mph wind from NNE
4 X 1 mile with 400 jog:
6.21.66 Nice and relaxed 5.54.07 - still relaxed, trying to run 1 minute faster than avg. goal marathon pace, felt good - then a harder 3rd mile in 5.24.59 (2.43-2.41 neg.split) then a relaxed 6.37.55 back at marathon type effort that I plan in running in the 2nd half of the marathon. I… Continue

Team Boomer teammates,
I hope you all had good final longish runs prior to the marathon next week.
For me, I ran 10 miles today, the first 6 on the Brielle 10k course that I have written so much about. The next four miles was a 2 x 2 mile loop through the adjacent towns of Brielle and Manasquan.
Temps in the low 50's were perfect, sunny but definitely gusty and breezy. Predominantly from the NNW, it seemed to hit me from all different angles throughout the run. Today, clad in my Team Boomer unif… Continue