Runner’s World and race-results watchdogs are reporting that at least 47 runners cheated to get a bib to run the 2015 Boston Marathon. The Boston Marathon is the most prestigious marathon in the United States and is known by runners…
Update: Jared Campbell won the 2016 Barkley The Barkley Marathon was featured in a Netflix documentary a few years ago (The Barkley Marathons: The Race That Eats Its Young) and it has grown a cult following on social media. Known simply as…
Overview Race Name: Seoul International Marathon Date: March 20, 2016 Country: Korea (6th country) StartTime: 8am Cutoff Time: 5 hours Hotel: Grand Intercontinental Seoul Parnas (5 star) Size: Not sure, maybe 10,000 Course: Urban point to point Scenery: Urban, history near…
A few days ago I changed my itinerary to remove the Bethlehem “right to movement” marathon from my race schedule. It’s with great shame I must admit that I was late to the airport and missed my flight out of…
I’m leaving for Seoul in two days, but I wanted to give a quick update on some changes that will be taking place on TheMilesRunner.com.
Overview Race Name: Mt Fuji Marathon Date: November 29, 2015 Country: Japan (5th country) Start Time: 9am Cutoff Time: 6 hours Hotel: Tachikawa Grand Hotel (3.5 star) Size: 10,000 in all races Course: Big Loop Scenery: Superb Hills: Not Bad, tabletop…
The Races – South Korea The 2016 Seoul Marathon is on March 20th and it’s a relief to finish the registration process. Key steps in the registration process were only in Korean and you needed to download and install a browser…
Training Recap This week was a training breakthrough. The run that set this week apart was a 12 mile out and back. I ran 10:06 miles for the first six downhill miles and then neg splits for the final (uphill)…
Stepping out on cold mornings is made easier if you’ve already registered for a race. Here is one international and one USA marathon for each weekend in March. Weekend of March 4th Bhutan International Marathon – a dream Myrtle Beach Marathon (SC) –…
Training Recap Yesterday, I did my first long run in two months. A nice and easy 13.1 miles at 10:43 pace. Total mileage for the week was just over 28 miles. Not bad for my third week back running! Marathon Plans…
I plan on running my sixth marathon in March. The finalists are Jerusalem (March 18th), Taipei (March 20th) and Bethlehem (April 1st). It’s time to start upping the my mileage and that means getting cold. Today, was my first truly…
Here’s a video of my Thailand and Japan trip.