Samir JALLOUL

My first marathon !
Making the 114th Boston Marathon my first one via an invitational bib via John Hancock (former employer), was in many ways special at every mile/kilometer marker.

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Tis Marathon Monday !
The last weeks rolled with a few new additions and an increased level of anxiety ! Training for the last 8 months has been a great outlet to dissipate and fine tune the body and mind to cope with these uncertainties. I am a better man for it, and operate, […]

How to follow Samir at the 114th Boston Marathon !
Technology is really an amazing thing. I received an e-mail on Friday from the Boston Athletic Association introducing the AT&T Athlete Alert Program being utilized at the Boston Marathon. This program which can be accessed here: http://bit.ly/FollowSamir allows individuals to sign up for text […]

Boston Marathon Entry Confirmation…YAY !!!Happy as a kid :) See you all in Hopkington, Mass !!!
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Charles River (FitCorp - Arsenal St. loop) 11.42 miles (18.37 Km)

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22 F / - 6 C Run 8.62 Miles (13.87 Km)

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John Hancock (Wellesley, MA) 14.20 Miles (22.85 Km)

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Eating healthy & only when you really need it!
Nutrition is a vital part of recovery and replenishment after any punishing exercise being circuits at the gym or after a ten (10) mile run.  In my own experience training for the Boston Marathon, giving up certain food groups all together and making modifications to other with […]

Row your best, and always !!!
I enjoy rowing as part of my training for the Boston Marathon, it’s an all body workout with no impact - granted you know the proper technique. Any gym would have one (1) or two (2) concept 1’s or 2’s somewhere hidden in a corner, but having had rowed in […]

Finally got it in the mail ! (My Garmin 310XT w/HRM)
I was relying heavily on my BlackBerry Tour 9630 too much, with an application by Brierwood Design Co-operative (a.k.a RoadRunnerGPS) to capture my runs and listen to Pandora radio.  This combination proved to be unsuccessful in terms of several instances, where my data was lost due […]

Sea Shore 9.01 Mile Run (14.50 Km)
I was feeling sick, but the urge to go for a run was greater !  On the other hand the weather on this Saturday 16th, 2010 was perfect to make the typical summer walk on the beach a run instead.  Running in frigid temperatures is culprit during those long-runs […]