Filed under: Goals, Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running | Tags: Goals, Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running
I just ran Akron Marathon for a PR on my first sub 4 hour marathon last weekend and yet I was on the starting line for the Red, White and Blue 26.2 marathon 8 days later. What was I thinking? (more…)
Filed under: Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running | Tags: Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running
The Akron Marathon is my favorite race, but it is a hard one. Even as hard as this marathon is, I sent some high goals for myself. Goal number 1 was to finally break the Sub 4 hour barrier on a marathon. Goal number 2 was to finish this race in my quest to reach the Iridium level in Marathon Maniacs by running 4 marathons in 23 days. (more…)
Filed under: Goals, Goofy, Half Marathon, Liver Life Challenge, Marathon | Tags: Goals, Goofy, Half Marathon, Liver Life Challenge, Marathon
I have been looking for ways to challenge myself in running as of late. It started with my running a marathon, then it progressed to running a marathon in under 5 hours. Last year I became a Marathon Maniac by running 2 marathons in a 15 day period. This year I’m looking to break the 4 hour marathon, I am only 12 minutes from that goal now. My second goal for this year is to run 4 marathons in a 23 day period & obtain Iridium level in the Marathon Maniacs. But now is the time for me to set some goals for next year, and I think I’ve got a good one. And what better day to announce this than my birthday, I am running the Goofy. (more…)
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It’s official, I have decided I need to obtain Iridium. You are probably thinking why does he need to have a platinum hardening agent. Maybe he is starting a crucible or heavy duty electrical contact manufacturing business in his garage. Well I don’t need that Iridium. I need Marathon Maniacs Iridium Level. And I have come up with a plan to do it without leaving Ohio. On Friday I paid all the entry fees for the required races. I’m committed now, no turning back. (more…)
Filed under: Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running | Tags: 26.2, Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Race Report, Running
For those of you who don’t want to read my whole report, here’s the brief overview of the 2011 Ridge Racer Marathon at the North Bend State Park in Cairo, West Virginia.
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Now for those of you who want to know the whole experience, this race was a very different from any other race I have ever run. (more…)
Filed under: Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Running | Tags: Marathon, Marathon Maniacs, Running
Last fall I qualified for Bronze level Marathon Maniacs by running 2 marathon in 16 days. I had not planned for this, I did it on a whim. I ran the Akron Marathon with the 5 hour pacer Dana Casanave. She was running her 36th marathon in 36 weeks, and working towards 52 in 52 weeks. Until I met Dana, I was going to run Akron and follow it up with the Towpath Half Marathon. But I felt good after Akron. (more…)
Filed under: Goals, Marathon, Race Report, Running | Tags: 26.2, Cleveland, Goals, Marathon, Running
I HAVE FINISHED 5 MARATHONS! Number 5 was my first time running the full marathon at Cleveland. For me it was a much different experience than I have had in any other one. But more on that later. First my major impression of the 2011 Cleveland Marathon, the good, the bad and the ugly. (more…)
So I am running the Cleveland Marathon in a week. My training has been superb. Everything seems to indicate not only a PR by almost an hour, but I should break that 4 hour barrier.
Now to be a marathoner you usually need to be a pretty motivated person, something I am not naturally inclined to be. So when this race gets tough, I acknowledge my flaw and intend to motivate myself through music. Some people like certain beats to run to, others like inspiration words, and some just like angry metal. I guess as a person with an eclectic music taste I can draw inspiration from any of them. So here is a list of music, a song for every mile, that I intend to have on my iPod playlist. (more…)
