NH Marathon (#26): The Ferocious Battle for Not Last Place

I made my move at mile 22. I’d been trailing my nemesis for a dozen miles. The half-mile cutoff was 2:50, and I rolled through at 2:43, so I had

October 24, 2022 · 3 min · Brad Feld

The Amazing Molly Seidel

Her first Marathon. Second place in the Olympic Trials. She’s now heading to the Olympics as part of Team USA. I don’t know Molly. I first heard about her yesterday

March 2, 2020 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Roger Federer of Marathoning

I love the idea that Eliud Kipchoge is the “Roger Federer of Marathon Running.” If you are a marathoner or a fan of the marathon, you likely know how amazing

October 14, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Going Home Without A Medal

Sunday is the Knoxville Marathon. My plan was to run it, collect the finisher medal that has become part of the marathon ritual, eat whatever I wanted for dinner on

March 29, 2019 · 2 min · Brad Feld

Ramping Up For A March 2019 Marathon

My running is going well so I’ve decided to do the Knoxville Marathon on 3/31/19. I’m putting a running team together for this, so if you are interested in being

December 17, 2018 · 1 min · Brad Feld

Join My Chorus Marathon Team

I’m going to run my next marathon in October. I haven’t chosen it yet, but I’m getting close to deciding which one I want to do. And – I’m looking

June 20, 2017 · 2 min · Brad Feld

2016 Portland Marathon

I can now check Oregon off the “marathon in every state list.” After a four year hiatus, I ran marathon #24 in Portland today. My official time was 5:38 but there

October 9, 2016 · 4 min · Brad Feld

#boston2014 – Running This Year's Boston Marathon

On April 16, 2013 I wrote a post about the horrific tragedy at the 2013 Boston Marathon. Here’s how it started: At 3:55pm yesterday I cried. I was getting ready

January 20, 2014 · 2 min · Brad Feld

The Return of Random Day

I woke up late today (yay – 12:06 hours of sleep) to the last 15 minutes of the elite women in the NYC Marathon. Watching them finish and then watching

November 3, 2013 · 3 min · Brad Feld

Old Friends and The Intensity Of An Ultramarathon

I’ve run one ultramarathon – the American River 50 Mile Endurance race. It seriously fucked me up for a while. On Sunday, 8/11 Amy and I had dinner at Brasserie 1010

August 23, 2013 · 3 min · Brad Feld