NYC Marathon done been run!

Date November 21, 2007

I wanted Alex to write the marathon post since it was his first marathon and I thought he would give you a fun perspective, but he’s been so swamped at work lately, it doesn’t seem like that’ll happen anytime soon. So here goes:

We finished the marathon! Yay! Which you probably already know from browsing flickr. [...]

TOAD Catchup: Oct. 28th - Nov. 12th

Date November 13, 2007

It has been an exceptionally hectic time at work so I’m falling behind more than I ever have with the blog + photos. Here’s a quick run through the past few weeks. Once things calm down a bit, we’ll get together a post on our experience running the Marathon (we finished in 4 hours and [...]

Less than two weeks away…

Date October 24, 2007

And we are falling apart!
Earlier this week while moving something, Alex sprained his ankle. It seems to be getting slightly better, but with less than two weeks before he has to run 26.2 miles, he really needs to be fully recovered. He’s been religiously practicing R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compress, Elevate) and started to add some [...]

Random updates

Date October 15, 2007

Since I have been a delinquent with this blog as of late, I am going to try an update Manlio style. So here goes!
In the last few weeks we have:
- Ran 18 Miles to Coney Island and back in 88 degree weather. It was terrible. Terrible. Terrible.
- Ran 16 Miles and then hopped [...]

TOAD: Catchup! (Sept. 17-24th)

Date September 26, 2007

TOAD: Sept. 17th, 2007: As you all know, Karen and I are running the NYC Marathon on November 4th and I’m trying to raise money for Team Continuum (and I need your help! If you’ve already donated, thank you so much.)
My race prep happened to coincide with a keen interest in a company [...]

Running Breakthrough

Date August 7, 2007

As you all know by now, for the last month we have been training for the NYC Marathon (November 4th!). Alex’s goal is to finish, my goal is to finish in four hours. Seeing as we train together at the same pace, his goal is really to finish in four hours as well. Sorry Alex, that’s [...]

Training + Six-Eight Black Men

Date July 31, 2007

Since we’ve started training I have literally listened to the same mix that I made for NYE at Union Hall for every run. So lame, I know. I’m tired of it, but when I remember to make a new mix, I get too lazy to follow through. So last week I decided to download a [...]

26.2 miles? No problem….

Date June 19, 2007

I actually don’t have much to add about the Need for Speed race aside that it was awesome fun. Getting up at 4:15 isn’t sweet, but hanging out with a group of old and new friends was definitely great times.

Here Alex hands off the rfid “baton” bracelet to me. I love how serious he looks [...]

Team Kane Street runs its first race

Date June 18, 2007

TOAD: June 10th, 2007: Karen and I participated in the Avon Need for Speed Relay last weekend. Karen’s an experienced runner but this was my first race and I had an excellent time. The photo above marked the starting line for the all the teams at Bear Mountain. About seven and a half hours [...]

Pre-Race Dinner

Date June 9, 2007

Tomorrow is our Need to Speed relay race up at Bear Mountain. We’ll be up around 4:30 a.m. so that we can get everyone and be upstate by 8 a.m. We’ll hopefully wrap up the race around 3 p.m. and then head for some burgers and beers in beautiful Pelham.

In hopes to get carbed up [...]