Philly Marathon 26.2 Miles

Save the date for my first marathon, Sunday, November 23, 2025 beginning at 7:00 a.m. EST

Location: 22nd Street & Benjamin Franklin Parkway, near the Philadelphia Museum of Art

More to come on how to watch from wherever you are.

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Reflections along the way

August

  • A kid highlight, Kaiden won Rookie of the Year for his track team. Best time: 1:18:18 in the 400M for boys ages 8 and under.

  • Good runs with Uncle and neighbor.

  • Joined a race team for Cool Runnings Victory race in October.

  • August 23 marked 3 months to go until Philly marathon.

July

  • Ran a little early July and due to calf strain took it light to address swelling build up in left leg and foot.

  • Added more runs in and training plan in high gear with a mix of runs and strength training exercises.

  • Appeared in the local newspaper with the RunBlk running group. Read more

June

  • Ran three runs including a work 5K with Kaiden in downtown Minneapolis. Kaiden finished ahead of me and performed so well.

  • Juneteenth runs included RunBLK and Sharp Signs Cool Runnings; a collective 11 miles and some change. A great run with friends and families coming out to run, walk, jog.

May

  • Kaiden joined a track team.

  • Ran first 18 mile run ever. My Uncle ran the first 10 with me and followed me on his bike the rest of the way. Felt good. Felt strong.

April

  • Ran Goldies 5K with my friend Merissa and Uncle Steve. The kids ran the kiddie dash, but vowed to never do it again. Both kid runners found it anticlimatic at best. After the race, they ran their hearts out inside the stadium.

  • Rested for almost 2 weeks.

  • Ran the Get in Gear half marathon and hit a personal record (PR) by 4 minutes and 21 seconds since my last Get in Gear half marathon in 2024. Lots of thought spirals and blogged about it.

March

Training, running, gym

February

  • Not running is hard, but accepting the rest is necessary. Philly won the Super Bowl. Kendrick Lamar served up the finest Black codes.

  • Began runs again mid February. Maintaining cryo and rehab exercises.

  • Cold weeks and figuring out the right amount of warmth for outside runs.

January

  • Renewed my gym membership (took a pause and was running outside mostly). Needed more weights and strength training options for the colder days.

  • Tried cupping, dry needling, and continuing cryotherapy.

  • Strained my calf after a 10 mile treadmill run. After chiropractor and self-guided rehab, decided to take 2 weeks off to rest.