Posted by David Hanenburg on 10 May 2008 | Tagged as: race reports, road running, running
A few lessons hopefully learned from my Boston build-up and race:
3 high intensity sessions in one week (4 weeks from race) was not a wise idea. The full impact of that week didn’t fully manifest until two weeks later and then I was cooked with two weeks from race day. Not where you really want [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 02 May 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, marathon, road running, running
ESPN put together a wonderful piece covering the life of U.S. marathoner Ryan Shay who unexpectedly passed away while running at the Olympic trials in New York City last November.
I had not followed Ryan’s career before this event but a few things caught my attention from this video (besides the loss of such a young [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 25 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, road running, running
Here are some of the various pics Wendy took at mile 20. Enjoy!
Pro Women
Not a single pic was taken with the women having their feet touching the ground. They all have special powers that I have not acquired yet.
Pro Men
Stride for stride.
Other notables
Dick and Rick Hoyt. True veterans of endurance sports and inspiration for us [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 24 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, race reports, road running, running
On Monday April 21st, 2008 I completed my first Boston marathon. I am a relative marathon newbie with having done three standalone road marathons while only racing in one of them because the other two I was injured. Being fairly new to the sport, I knew some basics of the Boston marathon but was still [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 23 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, race reports, road running, running
My first Boston marathon is in the books.
The short of it:
Nice conditions.
Dead legs.
Fade.
Big crowds.
Challenging course.
Big smile.
Sore legs.
3:33:55
Full race report coming soon.
Posted by David Hanenburg on 20 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, road running, running
Well tomorrow is the day. A day to be grateful for this opportunity and to celebrate it to the best of my ability. A special thanks to my wife and son for coming along and supporting me on this little trip. It has been a interesting trip but one that I will forever be grateful [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 20 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, road running, running
Don’t forget to check out the live online coverage of the 112th running of the Boston Marathon on Monday April 21st. Coverage starts at 9:30am Eastern on WCSN.com. Best of all, it’s FREE!
Enjoy!
Posted by David Hanenburg on 18 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: marathon, misc ramblings, road running
Baby!
Time to go and run that little marathon they have up there.
The race is on Monday, I repeat Monday. Strange day for a race but it is a civic holiday (Partriots’ Day) in the state of Massachusetts.
You can check out the progress of all your running friends on the Boston Marathon website come race day.
I [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 10 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, marathon, road running, running, training
Ryan Hall provided the world another glimpse into what he is made off. This video from GodTube follows along with one of his key workouts in preparation for the London marathon, a nice little 24 mile run with some impressive tempo work.
Ryan’s physical abilities are quite inspiring but what impresses me the most is his [...]
Posted by David Hanenburg on 03 Apr 2008 | Tagged as: inspiration, marathon, road running, running
Here are a couple Boston Marathon videos put together by Adidas.
“Reasons to run the Boston marathon”
What are your reasons?
Enjoy!
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