Race Photos: B. Schwartz Memorial (Garden State Plaza) 5K /1 mile Run 1

Race Photos: B. Schwartz Memorial (Garden State Plaza) 5K /1 mile Run
Today a few friends of mine took part in the Benjamin Schwartz Memorial 5K /1 mile Run at Garden State Plaza, held at the Garden State Plaza mall.  Congrats to all the winners and finishers!  It was a fun event, and below are a few select photos from the event … I have uploaded all the ...

Race report 2013: Cherry Blossom 10K (Branch Brook Park)

Race report 2013: Cherry Blossom 10K (Branch Brook Park)
The Cherry Blossom 10K in Newark’s Branch brook park, is a popular 10k race held in mid-April (typically during the height of the cherry blossom bloom) and sponsored by the Essex county parks system ,part of the race proceeds go towards the  Special Olympics and its a well organized and attended local race. This is my personal favorite running ...

NYC ’13 Half Marathon race report 11

NYC '13 Half Marathon race report
Race Nyc Half ’13 The NYC 13 half is  popular half marathon run entirely within Manhattan in NYC. Its a very popular pro race as well  with over $100,000 in prize money (richest purse for half’s in the US) , with  $20,000 for both male and female winners.  Its also a very popular early season ...

importance of running on soft surfaces 5

importance of running on soft surfaces
Running can be a fun sport, be let’s be frank its hard on the legs, the pounding which can place around 600 lbs. of load for each foot strike  is not the most pleasant experience. While a running is a  natural part of the human gait, it  can break down our legs pretty hard when we ...

Pro tip Staying tied: Running prevent shoe laces coming undone 5

Pro tip Staying tied: Running prevent shoe laces coming undone
Here’s a quick little tidbit that I just came across. One of the most annoying, and irritating things about running (particularly in races) is when your laces come undone. No matter how many knots double, triple, some laces (I’m talking about you Suacony Kinvera) just seem to yearn to beak free and get loose at the most inopportune ...

the Running 3-Amigos

the Running 3-Amigos
Christine, Duncan and myself, have been very competitive this year. What I find so enjoyable about our ongoing running rivalry , is how close in capability all three of us are. On any given day one of us can beat the other two and this has made for some memorable races.

Running 2012

Running 2012
So trying to get back into shape I started running in 2011 and continued into 2012.  I had been hoping to lose a few pounds, and restore myself to some sort of decent running shape. S’tarting slowly 5K then 10K   Cherry Blossom 10k .. The “A” race that wasn’t My favorite race has to ...