Running w/ Music
I know many runners' eschew (vocab win) the very idea of running with music as if even condoning it would instantly turn them into some kind of Central Park lower loop loser that that steps off the...
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A Runner’s Rebuttal to the Athlete Stereotype
I wrote this either last week or a couple weeks ago as part of a pitch for a high School running program. It didn't get used but I thought it was pretty awesome so I wanted to post it. This is...
View ArticleTrack Workouts: The Great Equalizer
Ten days left before the Brooklyn half and I'm willing to pull out all the stops to be ready to rock on game day. Whatever it takes. The way I see it, not running sub 1:23 would be be upsetting, but...
View ArticleWhat th Hell's a Runner's High?
I've obviously heard the term "runner's high" half a zillion times over the years, but being that I get both words separately I've never spent too much time thinking about them together.Runner's High -...
View ArticleInterwebs Chatter About the BK Half
Great elevation map. This thins is huge. Thanks to Pam and RunDangerously for this...
View ArticleRace Report: Brooklyn Half Marathon
A few days late but no one reads this blog so it’s not a big deal.Anyway, Brooklyn Half Marathon 2009 - well, to quote Dickens, “It was the best of times it was the worst of times.” Which is a classy...
View ArticleThe Return
I can't believe I haven't posted here since June 4th, but when I think about how I've been running since then there really wasn't much to post about. It's been a rough couple of months. I've been slow,...
View ArticleReally Quickly...
I had another shot outta a cannon night on my run tonight where my legs were turning over like they were on fire (or en fuego as my butter rican mammis would say.) It felt great and I felt great and...
View ArticleA Running Poem
When I go out running,I think of lots of stuff.Like what's up with my playlist,And calculus is tough.And where the hell's Calcutta? Why are stop signs red?Why don't builds have floor 13?And what's up...
View ArticleNYC Marathon Race Report
NYC MARATHON Finish Time: 3:24:23It’s been over a week since I ran the New York City Marathon and I have yet to figure out what the fuck happened. In my wildest dreams I never expected to run a 3:24 -...
View ArticleI'm Totally a Winter Warrior
Part of me thinks I post the same stupid stuff at the same stupid time each stupid year. Then an equally pessimistic part of me thinks, "Wait, I never post anything, no one reads this, so who fucking...
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Farewell Runners' Station
Last Friday, with little fanfare, little warning, the Nike Runners' Station went gently into that good night ending it's nearly four year run (pun intended) on the West Side Highway. The Runners'...
View ArticlePaul Leone is an Untamable Beast
I got home last night at about 7PM, which is rather bizarre for me and not knowing what to do I was peace out on my couch within 15 minutes of walking through the door. At about 1:30AM I woke up, and...
View ArticleRunning at Altitude
I'm snowboarding in Vail this weekend, (which makes me sound far classier than I actually am - those who know me best will tell you that I'm virtually devoid of class), and today I decided to do a...
View ArticleSnow Run 2010
This winter I've had this thing for running through snow storms while half naked. Wednesday was no different. What follows is a video so epic that it redefines the word epic, and makes me wonder if I...
View ArticleI Crave Pain
Last night I ran in the rain. It was wet. It was also cold. But unlike other times this winter where cold and precipitation has caused me to strip down and run in next to nothing, this time I wore an...
View ArticleSnow Run 2010 part II
Redone, and awesomer than before. That flag is going to be doing a half miler with me in Tampa. Holler.Snow Run from Nick Cucci on Vimeo.
View ArticleMebmerica
I like this country. I like running. I like when runners from this country do well. That's why I'm a big fan of Meb Keflezighi. How big a fan? Big enough of a fan that I made a fansite -...
View ArticleBrooklyn Half Race Report
Running is a cruel and fickle mistress. Some days it’s all clicking and you feel like a thousand winged seraphs are carrying you on a satin lined cloud. Your feet merely grace the ground and you’re...
View ArticleThree Years Later Where is PLe1?
Been a while. In fact 1,170 days have passed since the last time I graced this blog and it's zero readers with my wise, wise, wisdom. Some would say it's closer to 167 weeks, others might say 28,056...
View ArticleRest Daze
One of the biggest differences between being someone who runs and someone in training is how we deal with rest days. If you're just running to run a rest day is basically a day you don't feel like...
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My Legs Hurt and I Don't Want to Run
So I'm not. 14 tomorrow will more than make up for it and rest today will make those miles a lot easier. Like a boss.
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The Terrible and Wonderful Reasons Why I Run Long Distances
The Oatmeal makes me happy. Mostly because I tend to agree with writer Matt Inman's POV on things, but also because I like reading things with pictures. If you too eschew the written word unless it's...
View ArticleI Suck and it's My Fault
I originally titled this post "Running Sucks and I'm Not Good at it Anymore". I added a frowny face emoticon :( to really drive home the despair angle, and then lamented over a half dozen paragraphs...
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Not There but Not There
Far from feeling great but definitely picking up speed. Finally seeing runs dip south of 8:00, and while it's a strain to get there I feel like the corner is around the corner. Then again it's been...
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