The Hardest Part of Training …. the Taper.

Over the last 13 weeks we’ve laced up the Asics for 52 runs covering 414.55 miles.  That is roughly the same distance from Washington, DC to Columbia, SC where I spent my college years.  Over the same time period we have pedaled exactly 500 miles on the bike to reach this point … the Taper. When you [...]

Three Weeks to Boston …. Final 20-Miler

16 weeks seemed like such a long time to get ready for Boston back on December 28th when this training cycle began with a quick 3-mile run.  Now, 13 weeks later and Boston is just three weeks away, Pittsburgh two weeks after that - and we have passed the final “real test” of this training period.  The last [...]

Dear Asics – Silver & Black

Dear Silver & Black: I have a lot of mixed emotions as I write you this letter.  When we first met back in December and started to get to know each other I was going through a really difficult time.  I was starting to work my way back gently from those nasty shin splints.  From [...]

Product Review …. Moeben Arm Sleeves

I’ve been fielding a lot of questions this week from friends in Boston that I’ve made through Run for Dom as well as family members who will be making it to the race in Hopkinton wondering what I will be wearing on race day.  The first extended weather report for the Boston Marathon will not be [...]

10 Miles of Hill Work – Dom’s Bald …. Again

Today kicked off the final truly tough training week before I begin the taper period over the final three weeks leading up to Boston.  I tend to stick pretty religiously to the training plan on the magic fridge most weeks, but this morning the temperature was perfect (45 degrees) with no wind and it felt [...]

4-Weeks to Boston …. Form Workout

Training week  number 12 is in the books and only 4 weeks remain to Boston.  I don’t want to jinx anything at this point – but I caught myself smiling quite a bit during my 12-mile run on Sunday morning.  I am feeling very, very good right now.  After increasing weekly mileage each of the [...]

How to follow Joe at the Boston Marathon!

Technology is really an amazing thing.  I received an e-mail on Friday from the Boston Athletic Association introducing the AT&T Athlete Alert Program being utilized at the Boston Marathon.  This program which can be accessed here:  http://tiny.cc/FollowJoe allows individuals to sign up for text and/or e-mail alerts so that you can follow your favorite runner as [...]

Amazing Friends …. Moms for Dom!

  Since I started “semi-serious” running in 2005 – running is something that I always did alone.  Back when I owned one pair of running shoes (I have 10 right now honestly), ran in cotton T-shirts (because I didn’t know any better) and didn’t own a GPS to track my training (I set the kitchen [...]

Boston Marathon Bib Number …. 7929

Sometimes life has great symmetry.  Single events occur minute to minute, hour to hour, day to day that seem so random.  But when you take a moment to step back and place them into the proper context – it becomes apparent that there is in fact a rhyme and a reason. Just yesterday in this [...]

5 Weeks to Boston …. the 20 Miler.

It’s funny how seeing certain numbers in print can elicit an immediate connection.  For example if I come across the number 56 I automatically think of Joe DiMaggio’s amazing consecutive game hitting streak.  The number 100?  Easy, Wilt’s 100 point game.  85?  High School Graduation.  4?  Wedding Anniversary.   31? Dawn’s birthday (and mine as a [...]