![[boston marathon medal 2011 image]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/boston-marathon-medal-2011-image-150x150.jpg "[boston marathon medal 2011 image]")
You probably know that I'm not a huge fan of writing race recaps. Mostly, it's because writing so many words about myself, my race strategy, my feelings at each mile, and so on seems kind of weird. And with a marathon being 26.2 miles, recaps are necessarily long, so I always wonder if anyone is…
![[scott jurek and matt image]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/scott-jurek-and-matt-image-150x150.jpg "[scott jurek and matt image]")
It's hard for me to believe, but I'm less than 13 hours away from standing in the starting corral at the Boston Marathon. The weekend has gone by in a blur, and the overwhelming feeling I've taken away from the days leading up to Marathon Monday is that this really is something special. Walking through…
Two weeks and one day from now, I'll be running the Boston Marathon. I love how that sounds, so let me say it once more: In two weeks, I will be running the Boston Marathon. If you're new here, you might not know the story, so I'll repeat it. Because I'm proud of it. Qualifying…
This post was an April Fool's joke. Since it's not April 1 anymore, I need to make that clear so nobody thinks it's real and hates me. If you were reading this blog last summer, following me on my quest to qualify for Boston, then I don't need to tell you how much it meant…
![[blaine card photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/blaine-card-photo-150x150.jpg "[blaine card photo]")
From 4:53:41 to 3:09:59 Running fast has never come easily to me. When I qualified for the Boston Marathon two weeks ago with a time of 3:09:59, it was the culmination of six marathons and seven years of trying. And a far cry from the arduous four hours and 53 minutes that it took me…
Three full days have passed since I qualified for Boston. And finally, I have a chance to relax and think about it. This week has been completely hectic for me, so hectic that I find myself forgetting about the race for a while, then remembering it all the sudden and replaying in my mind those…
From an application letter I wrote in early 2006 to the University of Maryland Applied Math department: As an example of my determination in achieving goals, I would like to mention one of my personal interests—marathon running. Having always been involved with athletics and fitness, I decided in 2002 that I would run a marathon…
Well, we're back from our trip to New Hampshire/Massachusetts. Oh, how I will miss seeing Red Sox logos every frickin' place I look. The wedding was really nice, and I was right on with my veggie-pasta premonition. Here's a quick shot of it, and one of me and Erin all dolled up. Imagine how good…
![[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/meals-0031-150x150.jpg "[Erin shakin' Amazing Grass photo]")
I did it! I finished the Bel Air Town Run today in 19:16, well under my goal time of 19:59. 49th place overall, just like last weekend (weird huh?). This is a 6:13 per-mile pace. A few months ago, before I got injured and before I stopped eating meat, I ran three miles at 6:30…
![[Boston Marathon photo]](http://www.nomeatathlete.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/bostonmarathon-150x150.jpg "[Boston Marathon photo]")
My blog is getting a lot of traffic from people looking for Boston Marathon qualifying information, with searches like "How fast do I have to run to qualify for Boston Marathon" and "Boston Marathon training plan." They are landing on my previous post How I Plan to Qualify for the Boston Marathon, which was geared…
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