Site:
http://marathonbrian.com/
Miles:
3422 total / 264 in 2012
Goal:

2012 Goals: Officially qualify for Boston at Boston, 2012; Finish in the Top-10% overall in all events; Win at least 1 event in 2012.

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  • 24 miles
  • 03:26 time
  • 845 calories
  • 5 workouts
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  • This Week time period

Entries

  1. FIT
    good Climbin' Brian Friday 0.52 mi 00:44 84:13 pace

    Another trainin' session on the stairs today (48 floors up); held my gains from Wednesday's session; actually had to "dial it back" a bit, as I'm trying to peak for my competition in 16 d... read more

  2. FIT
    good Ab Wheel Thursday 01:00

    More ab wheel trainin' today.

    Warmup: Treadmill, 15 Minutes.

    8 sets of 14-18 using the roller from my knees (crossing them in back of me); full stretch, keeping my abs tight.

    (alternating with, ... read more

  3. FIT
    good Climbin' Brian Wednesday 0.52 mi 00:44 84:36 pace

    Had a great trainin' session on the stairs today; 22 seconds faster than my last stair workout; 2:48 faster than when I started this cycle 16 days ago.

    Yeah, baby!!!

    Happy Wednesday, everyone.

  4. VELO
    good Cyclin' Brian Tuesday 20 mi 00:58 20.5mph pace

    Another sweaty spin session today.

    Thank goodness for Lysol wet wipes for puddle cleanup. :o)

    20.0 miles @ 20.53 mph; 58:27 overall timing.

    Happy Tuesday, everyone.

  5. Shared Photo

    #dailymission

    I generally schedule events to capitalize on training and base-building cycles.

    After Boston last year, I focused on speed training and had 3 consecutive event PR's and won my Age... read more

  6. walk
    Walkin' Brian Monday 3 mi

    Needed to restock apples, bananas, broccoli, oatmeal, and brown rice, so I threw on my walkin' shoes and visited the stores in my area.

    Two-plus years ago, I would have driven those 3 miles and wo... read more

  7. Shared Photo

    THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS:
    January 30-February 5, 2012

    Thanks to "the usual suspects" of Lynn G. (left), Dale T. (middle), and Ken W. (right) for being my top-3 motivators last week.

    H... read more

  8. RUN
    good Long Run Sunday 13.1 mi 02:07 09:43 pace

    10 more weeks until Boston; time to get this on now.

    13.1 miles @ 9:43 pace; 2:07:43 overall timing.

    Happy Sunday, everyone.

  9. RUN
    good Runnin' Brian Saturday 5 mi 00:39 07:46 pace

    Nothin' special. Got up and ran; all splits, sub-8.

    Time for some oatmeal and black coffee.

    5.0 miles @ 7:46 pace; 38:54 overall timing.

    Happy Saturday, everyone.

  10. Shared Photo

    11 RANDOM THINGS ABOUT MARATHON BRIAN:

    DMer Nathan V. (pictured above), the sadist, "tagged" me and 10 others with questions such as my favorite Neil Diamond song and worse.

    My response... read more

  11. VELO
    good Cyclin' Brian Friday 15 mi 00:44 20.4mph pace

    Another "sweaty" Cyclin' Brian session at the gym.

    The 2 new trainers thought I was insane; you should have seen their jaws drop. :o)

    15.0 miles @ 20.41 mph; 44:06 overall timing.

    H... read more

  12. walk
    good Walkin' Brian Thursday 4 mi

    Was in New York on Thursday to give a paper at a conference and walked around the city between sessions.

    Had a chance to visit the legendary New York Public Library Center on 42nd Street, Grand ... read more

    • David M.
      David M.

      Nice, enjoyable recovery day. Urban walking is great. Love to just throw on a backpack and hike a city. Glad you enjoyed your trip and were able to see some landmarks.

      7 days ago Like2 people

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    • Greg P.

      Nice Brian! I was there five times last year and I was super surprised by all the great running that can be had there. Great place to visit.

      7 days ago Like2 people

    • Peter F.
      Peter F.

      Newyorks a great city lived there 30 plus years

      7 days ago Like2 people

  13. Shared Photo

    TWO YEARS LATER: HOW "FAT BRIAN" BECAME "MARATHON BRIAN"

    I got off my butt in early-2010, dropped 25 pounds in 5 weeks and shaved 5+ minutes off my timing at a 94-floor staircl... read more

  14. RUN
    good Runnin' Brian Wednesday 5 mi 00:40 07:55 pace

    Continuing to "push it" a bit with the sub-8 speed work now that we're startin' a fresh new month.

    5.0 miles @ 7:55 pace; 39:39 overall timing.

    Happy Wednesday, everyone.

  15. Shared Photo

    TWO YEARS LATER: HOW "FAT BRIAN" BECAME "MARATHON BRIAN"

    I got off my butt in early-2010, dropped 25 pounds in 5 weeks and shaved 5+ minutes off my timing at a 94-floor staircl... read more

  16. Shared Photo

    THAT WAS THE MONTH THAT WAS: January, 2012

    196 total miles (150 running, 45 cycling, 1.56 stairs).

    11th consecutive month of 100+ miles of total activity; most running miles since March, 2011.

    S... read more

  17. FIT
    good Ab Wheel Brian 01:00

    Whipped out my 'ol skool ab wheel again this morning.

    Warmup: Treadmill, 15 Minutes.

    8 sets of 15-17 using the roller from my knees (crossing them in back of me); full stretch, keeping my abs tig... read more

  18. FIT
    good Climbin' Brian 0.52 mi 00:45 86:32 pace

    Startin' to get into stair climbin' event mode; instinctively grabbing the rails when necessary and pushing past lactic acid and fatigue levels to achieve timing goals.

    Today's workout was 2:28 fa... read more

  19. Shared Photo

    THAT WAS THE WEEK THAT WAS:
    January 23-29, 2012

    Thanks to Dave F. (left), Dale T. (middle), and Leah (right) for being my top-3 motivators last week.

    Had a solid training week; January's base-bui... read more