Cape May, NJ 2010

Had an excellent early morning run today of 9-10 miles in Cape May, NJ.

Nico and Luci morning of 7/27/10 at our house in Cape May-- 5 blocks from the beach.

Coming in at the tail end of the run!

Greeted by Zack, Nico and Lucy in front of our house on Broadway Ave. Visitors are welcome folks. Sophie and Tu were here Saturday night. Justine and Lydia arrive Thursday. I leave on Wednesday morning.

7/17/10 - 10 miles in Summit, Providence and Berkeley Heights, NJ. This was a successful & solid run of the course I could not complete the week before. I realize how important a good 8 hours sleep the night before is. It is still hot but not as much as the week before. Had a strong finish up Springfield Ave, about 1 mile uphill.

7/24/10 - Same course as above but again could not complete the entire run. Had to walk run the last mile. The heat index was over 90 at 10:00 a.m. This is likely the last time I will run this course as I am moving to Montclair, NJ, about 15 miles up the garden state parkway. I much prefer running the same course as it is safer physically and more comfortable psychologically.

7/26/10- Ben, Peggy & I, Zack, Mariana, Nico & Luci are here in West Cape May, NJ. The house is gorgeous and weather is extremely hot. The sun is intense. Heat advisory ended last night. Today I mapped a 10 mile run to North Cape May for early on 7/27/10.

7/3/10 - 5 miles in Valley Green, Philadelphia on Forbidden Drive.

7/5/10 - 7+ miles in summit w/ steep climb for 1+ miles up Summit Road towards end of route. This route is a staple of mine. 95+ on the heat index this day.

7/8/10 - 5 miles in summit w/ steady hill climbing up Mount View Road.

7/11/10 - 8 miles in Summit, NJ down Springfield Ave through New Providence & Berkeley Heights and back. 90+ heat index. Most difficult run yet. Had to run- walk the last 2 miles.

Today marks the kickoff of my 2010 ING NYC Marathon fundraising effort! Thanks to Justine for getting me started on my daily blog. I am already up to 20-25 miles per week but there are many miles to cover before race day on November 7. Thanks to Claire for her motivation in getting this dream put into action and connecting me to the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation.
Please help me reach my goal of raising $2,500 for MMRF with a donation today. The goal of this foundation is to find a cure for blood cancer which remains the most deadly of all cancers. 93% of all funds raised go towards research, not administrative overhead. It is money well spent. Every penny will be earned over every mile up every hill every week and on race day itself.
Thank you!
Josh