Category Archives: Marathon

Posts about the marathon, training and mental approach

Murakami on Running, Writing, and the Boston Marathon

Posted on May 6, 2013 by

“For me, it’s through running, running every single day, that I grieve for those whose lives were lost and for those who were injured on Boylston Street.” – Haruki Murakami In running circles, Haruki Murakami isn’t a household name. Murakami … Continue reading →

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The 27th Mile

Posted on May 4, 2013 by

The course of the Boston Marathon changed on April 15, 2013. Not the 26.2-mile course from Hopkinton to Boston, but the way in which people will think about the most celebrated road race in the world in the future. The … Continue reading →

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The Art of Running, Part X – Photo Gallery: Boston Marathon Memorial

Posted on May 2, 2013 by

“Running! If there’s any activity happier, more exhilarating, more nourishing to the imagination, I can’t think of what it might be. In running the mind flees with the body, the mysterious efflorescence of language seems to pulse in the brain, … Continue reading →

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Why Are We Here?

Posted on April 17, 2013 by

“The current state of knowledge can be summarized thus: In the beginning there was nothing, which exploded.” – Terry Prachett The greatest philosophers who ever lived–Plato, Confucius, Aquinas, Aristotle–spent their lives contemplating the question, “Why are we here?” It’s a … Continue reading →

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Another Connection with the Boston Marathon

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

Sunday I posted a review of Ray Charbonneau’s new book Overthinking the Marathon. This morning Ray contacted me and let me know he crossed the finish line of the Boston Marathon ten minutes before the explosion. Ray was a guide for a … Continue reading →

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End of the Innocence

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

“This is the end of the innocence.” – Don Henley When a runner makes the final turn off of Hereford Street onto Boylston Street, the Boston Marathon crowd jammed from curbside to rooftop is deafening. They endured twenty-six miles, and … Continue reading →

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It’s Patriot’s Day in Boston – The 117th Running of the Boston Marathon

Posted on April 15, 2013 by

“Move like a jellyfish, Rhythm is nothing, You go with the flow, You don’t stop.” – Joe Jackson The pace of life has been picking up speed recently, so much so that the 117th running of the Boston Marathon snuck up … Continue reading →

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Two Hours on the Delaware Canal Towpath – South

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

“The more you clean, the more brilliant your writing will be.” – Billy Collins Last week I was stuck, brain freeze, writer’s block, or in runner’s vernacular, I hit the wall. And then I hit the trail, the Delaware Canal … Continue reading →

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A Body in Motion

Posted on March 1, 2013 by

“A body in motion stays in motion.” – Sir Isaac Newton Sir Isaac Newton was a genius, but there is no evidence that he was a runner. Nevertheless, his law of physics is key to my theory on running longevity. … Continue reading →

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Running Snobbery – Some Perspective

Posted on February 20, 2013 by

“Snobbishness is the desire for what divides men and the inability to value what unites them.” – Hugh Kingsmill There exist in large organizations, whether in business, government or the local Little League, a phenomenon where a small cadre of … Continue reading →

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