Ahh, yes. Being injured stinks. A bothersome knee sidelined me this week after a 10-mile run last weekend. After being depressed the first part of the week as I limped up and down the stairs (so much for the October marathon I'd hoped to do), and not wanting *anything* to do with running, I'm refocused on cross-country in the fall (and maybe the Philadelphia marathon.) Hence the lack of blog posts.
With some free time, and renewed drive (I see a lot of time in the gym the next week or so), some thoughts on this Thursday evening, which is blessedly less humid than many of the previous few days ....
-- The somewhat overpriced Nike Half Marathon takes place this weekend. For those of you who aren't running (and best of luck to those who are), or won't be able to head into Manhattan to see it, the race will be broadcast live on Channel 7 (ABC) - race starts at 7 a.m on Sunday. Somehow, it doesn't quite have the gravitas of the NYC Marathon (or many other marathons), though it will be interesting to see how the coverage goes.
- NYRR is offering a 14-week marathon package ($350 members, $399 non-members) for those who want to get some professional training along with their prep work for the November race.
- Mark Friday evening, Aug. 23 (Eastern time), on your calendar. That's when Ryan Hall will bid to become the next Olympic marathon medalist from the U.S. I just received Sports Illustrated in the mail today: While they have plenty of picks in the sprints, the U.S. may only get one medal in the distance events (Lagat, silver, 1500), according to their experts. The women, led by Deena Kastor, are on Saturday evening, Aug. 16.
- Results from the PPTC Speed Series (July 16) are linked. Note the July 30 edition is a MAC Grand Prix event, so should be a fair number of top local runners in the park that Wednesday evening. Entry is only $5.
- I'll get an August/first part of September race calendar posted this weekend. I'm also working on a fall marathon/long race calendar (not just in New York) as well as a fall cross country calendar.
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