In other words, I'm limping In my April 14 post , I wrote about the way my blood pressure medicine was negatively affecting my running p...

All Hail the OMRON! Hello? Is this on? Anyone there? Anyone?   Okay, I know I haven't posted in a long time. In fact, a baby born on the...

Another day, another 3.64 miles There's a common trope in film, where the lead character goes all out training for a major challenge...

On the comeback trail Happy almost Memorial Day. It finally feels like summer and I've been doing my best to get out for runs early ...

Apparently you also need to put in more effort  Today's run (street): 4.1 miles Yesterday's run (street): 3.2 miles Consideri...

These are a few of my favorite things Today's run (street): 4.4 miles Yesterday's run (street): 3.2 miles I didn't re...

Can you tell I ran faster? Today's run (street): 3.2 miles Monday's run (street): 3.25 miles Two very different holidays this...

Oh, hello deer Today's run (treadmill): 4.1 miles Mother nature can be thoughtless when it comes to my running preferences. I woke...

Getting to the heart of the matter Today's run (street): 4.4 miles Yesterday's run (street): 3.2 miles Monday's run (stree...

Out and back on the north trail Today's run (Bethpage bike trail): 4.4 miles Yesterday's run (street): 3.2 miles Going back i...

Where bike trail meets dirt trail Today's run (Bethpage bike trail): 4.3 miles I'm discovering that my new approach to eatin...

I'm sweet enough already Today's run (street): 4.25 miles Yesterday's workout (Treadmill and elliptical): 40 minutes Tuesd...

Making strides Today's run (Bethpage trail): 5.1 miles I'm happy to report that I was not the dog's dinner on today's ...

I ran 1/6th of this distance today   Today's run (street): 4.25 miles After yesterday's horrible run I was a little gun shy ab...

These cars were new when I started my commute Today's run (street): 3.4 miles If you took every car on Long Island and laid them e...

Today's run (street): 4.4 miles After another good nights sleep I'm functioning a little better than on Friday. I woke up toda...

Illustration by Mr. Emerging Runner Jr.   Today's run (street): 3.9 miles Yesterday's run (street): 3.6 miles Happy Mother...

A subtly better run   Today's run (street): 4.4 miles This morning's run was 25% longer than yesterday's and 1% faster. ...

Doping the right way Today's run (treadmill): 3.2 miles Oxymetazoline HCl is my new favorite drug. I've recently found that a ...

Progressively paced Today's run (street): 3.25 miles I've been feeling a little down about my running lately, because I haven...