The countdown has begun I go through a series of emotional stages throughout the 365 days between stagings of Reggae Marathon. It’s not a start/finish exactly more of an ebb and flow of feelings. Around June the glow of the past year’s Reggae Marathon finally fades to be replaced with the slowly building anticipation of [...]
Amen to that! Of all the things that I’ve experienced from running, the feeling after finishing even a less-than-ideal run is positive and extends beyond the run. Maybe you know the feeling. But I confess, sometimes I need a good kick in the butt to get motivated to go running. It doesn’t happen often and [...]
Sing along with me: “100 bottles of Red Stripe on the wall, 100 bottles of Red Stripe…”! Yes, it’s countdown time to Reggae Marathon 2012, Saturday, December 1 in Negril, Jamaica. And since you’ve registered by now, booked your flights and hotel, you can join in the singing. Reggae Marathon really begins on the morning [...]
It must be the yams! Yes, that’s the ‘Secret Ingredient’ responsible for the amazing speed of Jamaican Track Athletes. And it’s roast yams…OK, that’s what I like. After the display of speed at the recently completed Olympic Games in London there has been a lot of conversation about our speedy runners. And seriously, it has [...]
It’s been a great two weeks! Dual celebrations of Emancipation and the 50th Anniversary of Independence that carried on it seemed from August 1 right through to August 6. And of course there was this ‘little 2 week event’ in London called the Olympics that seemed tailor-made to enhance the celebrations. It would not be an [...]
It’s only 42.2 kilometres to the beach in Negril at Reggae Marathon. But that’s only if you run the full marathon. If you choose the Half Marathon, it’s only 21.1 kilometres and in the 10K…well, 10 kilometres. Of course for most of us staying in one of the many fabulous hotels along the Negril beach strip, [...]
It’s been quite the weekend. An Olympic-sized weekend, pardon the pun. On Saturday Shelly-Ann Fraser-Price and Veronica Campbell-Brown took Gold and Bronze in the Women’s 100 M. Yesterday Usain Bolt and Yohan Blake electrified the world with their first and second place in the Men’s 100 M. I know I held my breath for those [...]
That’s Usain Bolt winning his heat Saturday in the London 2012 Olympic Men’s 100 M. He seemed controlled the entire race. And so did the other Jamaicans Asafa Powell and Yohan Blake who also handily moved on to the Semi’s on Sunday with convincing wins. Team Jamaica!! Here’s the start list for the Semi’s of [...]