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Hartford Marathon Review

The Hartford Marathon is a great race.

I ran the Hartford Half Marathon in 2009 and 2010. This year it was time to step up to the marathon (my second marathon overall). The Hartford Marathon Foundation (HMF) puts on a fantastic race. I’ve run a number of their 5ks and the Amica Half Marathon.

Usually when I arrive at a Race Expo there is a long line where volunteers search for bibs. When I arrived at the XL center, I showed race staff my license, and they grabbed the next available bib, scanned it, and it was mine. This made check in faster than any other race that I’ve run. This is a small example of HMF’s commitment to detail.

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Hartford Marathon Training: Running Around

On June 17th, I wrote: For the next 18 weeks, my Friday blog posts will be on training for the Hartford Marathon. Link. I wrote about running the following Friday and I have yet to revisit the topic. Here’s the good news. I feel great. The marathon is just 6 weeks away and if my … Read more

Hartford Marathon Training Week 2

These long days are great for training. Most of my runs are done either early in the morning or at night. The additional daylight makes life easy. This week, the Hartford Marathon Foundation emailed me my training schedule. This will be posted both in my office and on my refrigerator at home. It’s a road … Read more

Hartford Marathon Training Week 1

For the next 18 weeks, my Friday blog posts will be on training for the Hartford Marathon. First, I love the Hartford Marathon Foundation. I’ve done many races and find their races to be the best organized and most enjoyable. I can’t wait to run Hartford. To tie this into Connecticut law, if you are … Read more

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