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…
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…
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…
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…
Finding a new a new person to run with can be intimidating if you are new to running or find yourself in a new city. It’s important though! Good running partners make running safer and more enjoyable. Here are some ways to…
I research exotic destination marathon locations in my spare time and I recently stumbled across an ad for the Masikryong Marathon [read: North Korea]. It’s an interesting idea so I did a little more research and discovered North Korea hosts two marathons…
Here is a quick recap of a story I wrote for RunHaven going over some some simple tips to consider before leaving for your next vacation or destination race. Contact local running groups before your trip and arrange to meet up with runners for a…
Running is a release and racing is a reward. It’s a great feeling when a race for a great cause fits perfectly into your training schedule. I’m running my next marathon in Bangkok on November 15th and I have been looking…
I just finished the registration process for the Standard Chartered Bangkok and the Mt Fuji marathons! These will be marathons (and countries) #4 and #5 for me. I plan on spending four days in Bangkok before moving onto Japan. This will be…
Here’s a quick look at a dozen marathons I hope to run in the next couple of years! No particular order, but I would like I to do Africa, South America and Oceania quickly to hit all six continents. Bangkok Marathon…
Because of an untimely illness I was unable to board and ended up missing my flight to Abu Dhabi. I was very fortunate to receive amazing customer support from OneWorld alliance partners. Originally, I was booked to fly Etihad from Bangkok to…
It took three trains to get from Brooklyn to JFK airport and two planes to get from NYC to Bangkok but I made it! Three trains later and I was reunited with a friend I’ve known since kindergarden. We hadn’t…