Bangkok and Mt Fujisan Marathon Video
I’ll review the marathons and first class transpacific segments separately but here is a rundown of the trip. Description below.
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Review: Angkor Empire Marathon – Angkor Wat, Cambodia (August 9, 2015)
Overview Race Name: Angkor Empire Marathon Date: August 9, 2015 Country: Cambodia (3rd country) Start Time: 4:30am Cutoff Time: 6 hours Hotel: Apsara Angkor Resort & Conference (4 star) Size: 481 (Full), 601 (Half) and 515 (10k) Course: Big Loop Scenery: Ancient Temples and…
3 Miles Around Himeji Castle
I woke up in Himeji, Japan this morning and did my last shake out run before the Mt Fujisan Marathon this Sunday. My hotel is exactly 1/2 a mile from Himeji Castle and I found an amazing 1 mile loop…
Celebrity Results 2015 NYC Marathon
Our fastest celebrity at the 2015 NYC marathon was James Blake (35) with a time of 3:51:19. James was once the #4 ranked tennis player in the world. He followed in the footsteps of Caroline Wozniacki who ran a 3:26 in…
Western Caribbean Challenge: Five Marathons, Five Countries, One Week
The second I saw this marathon package I knew it was perfect for me. Right now I am young (and a little reckless) so I can take off large swaths of time to travel the world and run in races.…
Doi Suthep And Back – Chiang Mai, Thailand
I finally got around to installing the newest Mac OS and pulled the data off the Epson SF-810 I took on my trip to Thailand. My fifth run with this spectacular watch was through the jungle to Doi Suthep in Chiang Mai Thailand.…
Goal: Iran/New Zealand 2x Marathons
I’m reading a book right now with a main character obsessed with Isfahan, Iran. After some googling around I decided it would be a cool place to visit. I like to combine two marathons into one trip so I decided…
Record Number of Marathon Runners Means Slower Times
Runner’s World has a story looking at 2014 marathon statistics and there were some quick facts that I thought were interesting. In 1976, about 25,000 runners finished a marathon In 2014, 550,637 runners finished a marathon The number of marathon…
What is Ragweed and Why is it Killing Me?
I’ve been having difficulty breathing for the last two weeks and I’m at my wits end. My problem? Ragweed. Ragweed is the primary cause of hay fever in the US and it negatively impacts between 10-30% of all Americans.According to WebMD, a…
September 6th-13th Recap
Running “How Long Before You See the Benefits of a Workout?” from Competitor Magazine I’m a physiology nerd so I think this article is worth the read. There’s some fluff and click rigging (4 pages) but there’s also some good info…
Watch Used to Time World’s First sub 4 Mile Sold for $30,000
The watch that recorded the first sub four minute mile sold for 20,000 pounds, approximately $30,000, a few months ago. In 2011, the same watch fetched more than 97,000 pounds, approximately $150,000, at a charity auction. I would say it qualifies as…
October 2015 Race Previews
Here’s a quick preview of some cool races coming up in October 2015. You still have a month to book travel and tweak your training plans to get into these races. Medtronic Twin Cities Marathon Date: October 4, 2015 Marketed as “the most…