Tag: Marathon

Not Thinking About Diabetes

Yes I did it, I finally did it. I ran a sub 4 marathon. It took me two-and-a-half years and four marathons to finally get it right. It was a lot of work.:…
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Will I Run a Sub 4 Marathon?

I finally ran my last pre-marathon long run, and am now starting to taper off before the big day. Ordinarily I would feel great, on a high from the run…
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Next Up: Half Marathon

I’m just a few days away from my first half marathon of the season the Beit Shean Half Marathon. Although I participated in a 30k race a few weeks ago…
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Carb Loading – A Diabetic’s Dilemma

Eating is as important as training for a runner’s ability to perform. This is something I had to learn the hard way. When I trained for my second marathon,…
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Rotterdam Marathon, The Diabetic Version

Rotterdam, the second largest city in Holland and the largest port in Europe, feels like a small town.  I arrived there on Friday morning, two days…
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Running Is Fun, Diabetes Isn’t

The Rotterdam marathon is just a few days away and I’ve been sick with some kind of virus which has kept me from running.  I skipped my Sunday 10 mile…
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Getting Nervous – Making Lists

Different people have different ways of dealing with nervousness.  I like to make lists. The Rotterdam marathon is less than two weeks away, I have…
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My Second Marathon

My second marathon was in Tiberias, along the Sea of Galilee, and it was not unlike my first.  Though I’d trained harder in an attempt to run a 4 hour…
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Diabetes – It’s an Endurance Sport

I’ve always had a great appreciation for endurance sports. I prefer soccer (where the players play for a minimum of 90 minutes with only three substitutions)…
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Run, Mike, Run

On New Year’s Eve I was in Rabin Square with my kids, where the illusionist Hezi Dean had voluntarily caged himself within a block of ice. He was aiming…
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