Preparation H

buffalo marathon relay – live blogging, originally uploaded by poorsparky. Be ready for anything.

It seems to be going around. Matt, then Dan, now me. I’ve done something to my left knee. Started on Tuesday. Ran through it on Wed. Got 1.25 miles in on Thursday before I stopped. I’m good for a few miles, then pain starts on the outside of my kneecap. A few more minutes go [...]

I gotta start writing these the day of or the day after. I can’t remember any details this far out. Anyway, here goes. — Traveled upstate this weekend to take Chris out for a quiet, man’s night out. Just dinner and fruity shots. I don’t know where my compatriots come from, but where I went [...]

I hate peeps. There’s no honor in a peep. No honor in manufacturing, selling or consuming them. I’m not sure what’s worse, tempura or a peep. A peep starts out as crap and finishes as crap. At least tempura begins life as a vegetable and turns into something awful for you. Tempura is more tragic. [...]

On Sunday, May 24th I will be running a leg of the Buffalo Marathon. It’s a 4-person relay. Let’s meet team “He’s Touching Me” : This will be Lara’s first running event. I believe this is also Dan’s first. Kevin has run the Buffalo Half before. This will be my third Buffalo run. I’m due [...]

Greetings and welcome back all. It’s been a while, so I’ll get you caught up. I’m in training for the Lake Placid Marathon to be held on June 14th. This course will be different from New York in a couple of big ways.  It’s a loop course. All that means is once around for half [...]

I’m rereading this post before I press ‘publish.’ Jeeze. This kid has an awfully hard life! It’s not that bad, but it is a little on the syrupy side. I’m aware. Just warning you. —————————- Sue asked for insight. The truth is that I’m not sure I can give you much. Here’s what I can [...]

Pre race Alarm at 4:00. Up at 4:15. It’s not nearly as cold as I thought it would be. I normally just do the pbj and water before a long run, but it’s six hours till I go, so I guess I should eat something. Make a cup of tea, grab a banana, glass of [...]

In corral, originally uploaded by poorsparky. Here we go. 10 minutes. See ya in central park.

Wave 1 closed, originally uploaded by poorsparky. Entry to the wave 1 corrals is closed. Wave r starting very soon. A few helicopters over the bridge. It’s cold out here, but I camped out behind a ups truck to get out of the wind. Everyone here is very nice. Lots of Frenchmen. All of them [...]