Sunday, October 28, 2007
Fall Has Arrived ...
And with it, some good news -- some good weather conditions seem likely for next Sunday's NY Marathon. Noting that the forecast has changed in the past couple of days (rain was mentioned), and is likely to do so within the next week, but looks like runners will be starting out the day in the mid-50s. Maybe a little cooler would be nice -- we'll see.
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Last 10 Miles of NY Marathon
It's the last weekend before the NYC Marathon, which means it's time for a re-examination of the last 10 miles of the course. Worth doing if you haven't seen it before - and fun to do with people with varying levels of experience. I ran it this morning with a group of folk from Brooklyn - some experienced in NYC, some not, and learned a lot.
The course route is below.
The course route is below.
Alberto Salazar article
Nice piece about Salazar in the NYTimes Play magazine this weekend by "Duel in the Sun" author John Brant.
The 1983 Boston Marathon race, which featured Salazar and Dick Beardsley running neck-and-neck for almost all of the distance, is one of the most compelling races I've ever seen. Should a similar situation arise during next weekend's Trials, or even one of the high-profile U.S. marathons, one wonders if distance-running will get the boost it deserves? Or will more people be focused on the Nov. 4 Patriots-Colts matchup the following day?
The 1983 Boston Marathon race, which featured Salazar and Dick Beardsley running neck-and-neck for almost all of the distance, is one of the most compelling races I've ever seen. Should a similar situation arise during next weekend's Trials, or even one of the high-profile U.S. marathons, one wonders if distance-running will get the boost it deserves? Or will more people be focused on the Nov. 4 Patriots-Colts matchup the following day?
Transportation to Start
Runners are buzzing about the latest missive from the NYC Marathon folk regarding transportation to the race next Sunday. Right now, they are aggressively pushing marathoners who don't have official transportation lined up to head to the Staten Island Ferry, in part due to construction on the Verrazano Bridge. Note this: Private vehicles, including charter buses, are not guaranteed arrival in time for the race start.
At least two options are available through Brooklyn, thru the Prospect Park Track Club and Brooklyn Road Runners. Both have buses leaving at 5:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. Both leave well in advance of the 7 a.m. bridge closing.
At least two options are available through Brooklyn, thru the Prospect Park Track Club and Brooklyn Road Runners. Both have buses leaving at 5:30 a.m. and 5:45 a.m. Both leave well in advance of the 7 a.m. bridge closing.
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Bed-Stuy 10K Results
Results for the 10K race were posted last weekend. They can be found here (in .pdf form).
Staten Island Half Marathon
This is a bit delayed, so apologies. Noting that Brooklyn residents did well in last week's Staten Island Half Marathon, placing second in the both the men's and women's races. Congrats to Marilyn Charles and Taylor Delhagen! Here's an article from the Staten Island Advance.
JackRabbit Training Programs
JackRabbit is offering a number of training programs, including running, yoga and cycling. Check out the list here.
New York Marathon Transportation
Two local running clubs are offering marathoners a chance to get to the New York Marathon start by providing buses that leave near
Both clubs say the buses will be leaving on the dot in order to get across the bridge before it shuts down for traffic, so if you make reservations, be on time.
** REMEMBER THAT DAYLIGHT SAVINGS STARTS ON NOV. 4, SO PLAN AHEAD **
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Brooklyn Finishers in Chicago
| Adam Mulia | 31 | M | 2:43:33 |
| Avi Kravitz | 29 | M | 3:10:32 |
| Sarah Joyce | 27 | F | 3:11:41 |
| Erik Pena | 32 | M | 3:20:29 |
| Gary Gowdie | 34 | M | 3:24:35 |
| Christopher O'Brien | 38 | M | 3:35:42 |
| Moffat Frazier | 37 | F | 3:40:51 |
| Dina Zamfotis | 23 | F | 3:41:43 |
| Jeff Derman | 36 | M | 3:44:07 |
| Rachel R Burt | 28 | F | 3:46:52 |
| John R Joyce | 30 | M | 3:53:56 |
| Eric Gannon | 25 | M | 4:02:09 |
| Jene S Shaw | 23 | F | 4:02:17 |
| Susan J Sloan | 32 | F | 4:03:26 |
| Patricia Mulia | 27 | F | 4:03:57 |
| James R Halliday | 55 | M | 4:04:32 |
| Adrienna Edwards | 32 | F | 4:06:00 |
| Kevin M Abraszek | 41 | M | 4:06:18 |
| Pamela Wye | 24 | F | 4:07:18 |
| Sheilah James | 44 | F | 4:07:28 |
| Nathan MacNerland | 23 | M | 4:07:40 |
| Claire Lux | 24 | F | 4:12:09 |
| Christian Urena | 31 | M | 4:12:33 |
| Jeffrey Weiskopf | 27 | M | 4:17:26 |
| Patricia A Skeete | 50 | F | 4:17:31 |
| Megan S Scott | 30 | F | 4:19:45 |
| Margaret Gordon | 33 | F | 4:23:31 |
| Brittany A Ausmus | 25 | F | 4:24:00 |
| Alan E Ho | 26 | M | 4:26:22 |
| Lorelei Wall | 29 | F | 4:26:43 |
| Mary Katharine Gallagher | 45 | F | 4:27:36 |
| Sebastian Kaupert | 44 | M | 4:27:51 |
| Courtney Leborious | 32 | F | 4:29:09 |
| Nathan Saperia | 24 | M | 4:32:01 |
| Lisa M Sposato | 40 | F | 4:33:00 |
| Benjamin S See | 46 | M | 4:36:17 |
| Rebecca T Smith | 31 | F | 4:39:21 |
| Anna K Schmidt | 29 | F | 4:41:23 |
| Tif Luckenbill | 40 | M | 4:42:08 |
| Charlotte Gould | 42 | F | 4:45:14 |
| Brendan K Kelleher | 28 | M | 4:47:48 |
| Paul Fraser | 33 | M | 4:50:37 |
| Aaron M Milestone | 33 | M | 4:57:33 |
| Monica Cornia | 26 | F | 4:58:59 |
| Eleanor Thermansen | 23 | F | 5:00:52 |
| Jinha Evenson | 24 | F | 5:03:10 |
| Victor L Prial | 30 | M | 5:07:33 |
| Nibette Lafrennie | 23 | F | 5:07:47 |
| Stephanie S Schuster | 33 | F | 5:14:10 |
| Abby L Coutant | 29 | F | 5:15:08 |
| Rob Reiter | 28 | M | 5:17:14 |
| Lauren E Koch | 26 | F | 5:18:17 |
| Laura A Taylor | 49 | F | 5:18:21 |
| Marissa Roslyn | 25 | F | 5:19:24 |
| Amanda Margulies | 33 | F | 5:19:39 |
| Laura Mitchell | 30 | F | 5:19:46 |
| Omar Ellis | 26 | M | 5:21:59 |
| Caroline Green | 30 | F | 5:26:03 |
| Aaron Koffman | 30 | M | 5:36:44 |
| William C Ladd | 29 | M | 5:40:27 |
| Melissa B Ferrara | 28 | F | 5:41:02 |
| Damian J Stafford | 31 | M | 5:41:17 |
| Thomas Newberger | 38 | M | 5:43:46 |
| James Purvis | 38 | M | 5:57:19 |
| Randi Lass | 40 | F | 5:57:47 |
| Andrew M Archila | 33 | M | 5:59:39 |
| Lisa Cao | 20 | F | 6:00:57 |
| Kelvin A Dickerson | 38 | M | 6:13:26 |
| Suzanne Donaldson | 45 | F | 6:14:47 |
| Steve Laird | 47 | M | 6:14:47 |
| Lynn Stern | 44 | F | 6:23:21 |
71 Chicago Finishers
According to the Chicago Marathon database (with unofficial results), 71 Brooklyn residents finished today's race. That's out of 128 registered ... though who knows at this point how many started. There have been some reports that only 4,000 of the 35,000 who started finished - that doesn't seem likely based on the Brooklyn results (We're special, yes, but not that special).
Sarah Joyce was the top woman with a chip time of 3:11:41. Adam Mulia led the men with a 2:43:33.
Anyone who was at Chicago and is reading this (still growing, still in beta, blog), feel free to post your comments about the experience.
Sarah Joyce was the top woman with a chip time of 3:11:41. Adam Mulia led the men with a 2:43:33.
Anyone who was at Chicago and is reading this (still growing, still in beta, blog), feel free to post your comments about the experience.
The Chicago Heat - Will There Be Ramifications?
The comments on some of the blogs and some of the stories about today's Chicago Marathon that I've seen make me think that there could be some major changes in how marathons are handled if there are heat problems. Already one death has been reported, and it's possible there will be more. The comments on this blog are mixed, but one gets the idea that a) if running officials hadn't canceled the race, it could have been a lot worse and b) if New York faces a similar situation, they'll be a lot quicker in pulling the plug. Note the number of races that NYRR has made "fun runs" because of weather conditions; one wonders what would happen if it's the New York Marathon?
88 Degrees of Separation
Eighty-eight friggin' degrees in the first week of October in Chicago. Can't imagine what it was like to try to race (we'll try to get some race feedback from some of the runners). At the Bed-Stuy 10K, it was "only" 82 degrees and felt a lot hotter - a reasonably flat course made that much tougher by the lack of shade along most of the way.
We'll post top Brooklyn finishers from Chicago, as well as results from some the local races as soon as they are available.
We'll post top Brooklyn finishers from Chicago, as well as results from some the local races as soon as they are available.
Saturday, October 6, 2007
Grete's Gallop Results
Marilyn Charles, 39, was the top Brooklyn woman to finish today's half-marathon in Central Park, clocking a 1:26:57, good enough for eighth overall and second in her division. Other results are here.
Upcoming Races
Plenty of races to choose from as the weather (hopefully, finally) turns cooler:
Sunday, Oct. 7: The 11th annual Eileen Dugan 5K takes place. Start time is 10 a.m. over at
Sunday, Oct 7: The 26th annual Bed-Stuy 10K kicks off at 10 a.m. as part of the Bed-Stuy Gateway Family Fun Fest. The race starts at
Sunday, Oct. 14: New York Road Runners hosts the Staten Island Half Marathon at 9:40 a.m. The race starts over by the Staten Island Yankees ballpark. If you’re lacking a car, the best way to get over there is by the ferry (which packs up pretty quickly - make sure you’re on the 8:30 a.m. at the latest).
Sunday, Oct. 14: Cross-country runners get a chance to stride through the trails at Van Cortlandt Park in the Harry Murphy 5K. The race starts at 11:30 a.m. (Allow for at least 90 minutes of travel on the subway on a Sunday morning).
Sunday, Oct. 14: Those looking to stay in
Thursday, October 4, 2007
Bed-Stuy 10K this weekend.
Sunday, Oct. 7, at 10 a.m. Worth checking out for those of you who aren't doing the Grete's Gallop the previous day.
Marion Jones
Numerous media outlets, including the New York Times, are reporting that Marion Jones will plead guilty to lying about her use of steroids before the 2000 Olympic Games. That may mean her five medals (three gold, two bronze) will be taken away.
Runner's World, Meet Brooklyn
There's not one, but two Brooklyn references in the latest issue of Runner's World.
A letter by Donnell Suggs, now of Atlanta, reminisces about "the Brooklyn Bridge mile and runs through Prospect Park at night."
There's also a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of an article by Ed Eyestone on how to hit your target tempo pace. For those who haven't run there, it's a nice addition to any run near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, or the Promenade.
A letter by Donnell Suggs, now of Atlanta, reminisces about "the Brooklyn Bridge mile and runs through Prospect Park at night."
There's also a photo of the Brooklyn Bridge Park as part of an article by Ed Eyestone on how to hit your target tempo pace. For those who haven't run there, it's a nice addition to any run near the Brooklyn and Manhattan bridges, or the Promenade.
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