Blog - Josh Spector

More recovery

I took it easy for another day, but instead of doing nothing I decided to get on the trainer for a half hour. My body certainly needs the rest, but it’s tough on my brain to do not do anything at all. It’s been a strange recovery, and a much much harder one than the…

Ahh… recovery!

Today was another recovery day and I really need it. My calves are pretty tight, so running is definitely not a good idea just yet. More importantly though is that I’m exhausted and feel like my body is fighting a cold. Unfortunately, I haven’t slept all that well this week – my plan to go…

NYC Marathon – DONE!

I did it. I survived. And not only did I survive, I raced well and finished with a fantastic time – 3:13:08! I don’t really know what to say about it or how to describe it. I can say that it was really, really hard – much harder than I expected: the course is hilly,…

Less than 24 hours now…

It’s really down to the wire now. Tomorrow at this time, I should be coming up 1st Avenue. I can’t wait for that sight. I’ve heard that Williamsburg, coming off the Queensboro into Manhattan and entering the Park are the three biggest thrills of the marathon. Can’t wait! This morning Ron and I met up…

It’s official

Assaf and I went to the Expo and picked up our race packets today. My bib number is 5686. I’m ready as it gets. The Expo was pretty neat – it’s remarkable what a business marathons and fitness are today. The Expo was huge – every big label of fitness clothes had a big booth…

Just keeping the legs moving

Today, 4 days to go, I did a really slow 3 miles around Washington Square Park. I was trying to keep it at around 10 minutes/mile, but I think I was doing about 9:40’s, which still felt really slow. I think the purpose was just to get the blood flowing in my legs, which it…

Countown – 5 days

Five days to go. I have a feeling that this week is going to fly by. I have a fairly busy week at work and home, plus the anxious adrenaline, and it will be Sunday morning before I know it. This morning was a short(er) run with some speed repeats built in. I was a…

Marathon Kick-off Race

Today, Elizabeth and I did the marathon kick-off race, a 5 mile race in Central Park that officially opens marathon week. It started on the west side near Tavern on the Green and ends at the actual finish line for the marathon. The last 2+ miles of today’s race were the end of the marathon….

Heavy legs, fast run

Today I ran 6 miles – 3 at about 8 and then 3 at a little faster than 7’s. It felt good and the fast 3 miles weren’t too hard, but in general, my legs were pretty heavy. It didn’t stop me from running what I needed to do, but I hope the legs don’t…

Another day

Today was another swim and bike day. Again, I rode inside. The fact that it’s dark in the morning and pitch black before 7 makes it really tough to ride outside, even if I did want to brave the cold. I guess that after the marathon I’ll have to start riding outside, at least on…