Monthly Archives: March 2011

…but you can follow my progress on Marathon Monday via cell phone 🙂  Simply text the word RUNNER to 345678 using your US mobile phone. (No, it doesn’t have to be ALL CAPS. I tried both lowercase and uppercase and … Continue reading →

As of today there are fewer than 20 fireballs left in my Fireball Clock. In my countdown to the Boston Marathon–my very first marathon ever–I’ve hit both the teens and the taper. The net-net: I am low on sugar and … Continue reading →

Best shirt seen on The Course today: “16 weeks ago this seemed like a good idea!” Hah! It did indeed! 🙂 OK, really that’s it. I am definitely napping now. /cj

21.21 miles is a damn long way to run. That’s really all I’ve got to say. Here’s the damage report, courtesy of Garmin. Nap time! /cj

Tomorrow I’ll hit the Marathon Course with 300 fellow charity runners. We’ll ditch our cars at Boston College and take team buses to the start line in Hopkinton, so we can run the first 21 miles of the race. I … Continue reading →

Last night the BAA emailed all runners registered for the 115th Boston Marathon. Arriving in my inbox with a time-stamp of 7:49 p.m., the email declared that we were, at that moment, exactly 26.2 days away from The Big Day. While I’ve been … Continue reading →

…and ready to run!  I wore my “Pair C” race day Saucony Guide 3s for the first time this week, yes I did. Here they are, footpod affixed, just before we went on our first jaunt together. Aren’t they gorgeous?  I know, … Continue reading →

Plenty of people fear the number 13; 666 has a pretty bad global rep too. In Asia, 4 is the number non grata. But for me, the cursed number is clearly 18. “18” has shown up twice in my marathon … Continue reading →