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2010 Marathon Schedule

Ted Murphy — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:05:04 +0000

Last year was my first year ever running a marathon. I started off pretty slow but managed to complete 5 full marathons through the year without stopping once during any of them. My best time was 4h 07m 58s in Atlanta on Thanksgiving day, with times for every race coming in under 4h 20m. I can honestly say that I am in better shape now than I was in my 20s and I feel great.

My 2010 New Year’s Resolution is to run eight full marathons and one ultra marathon. Here are the races I have have booked or will book as soon as registration opens.

January : ING Miami Marathon
February : Jacksonville Marathon and Gasparilla Marathon
March : ING Georgia Marathon
April : Charlottesville Marathon
May : Cincinnati Flying Pig Marathon
June : Newport Marathon
July : San Francisco Marathon
August : Extraterrestrial Full Moon Midnight 51k (Ultra Marathon!)
September : TBD
October : Steamtown Marathon
November : NYC Marathon and Chickamauga Battlefield Marathon
December : St. Jude Memphis Marathon

Commit to Success, Plan for Obstacles

You may have noticed that I have more than 8 marathons listed above. I have done that for two reasons : 1. I fully intend on shattering my goal. 2. I realize that I may get sick or have to deal with an emergency causing me to miss a race. I had scheduled the Disney marathon earlier this month but had to punt because of illness.

Big, audacious goals require upfront planning and milestones along the way. You can’t just say “I am going to run 8 marathons” or “I am going to lose 30 pounds”. When and where do you plan on running each race? When do you intend to lose your first 10 pounds and how? You need to break up big goals into smaller, achievable pieces and create a clear path to success.

Quick Tip

I find that blogging my goals helps me really stick to them. Once they are on public display it is hard to take them back or make excuses.

I’m Looking For a Few Good Runners

Ted Murphy — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:34:11 +0000

I have decided that I want to run the Ragner Relay Florida in November. It’s a 191 mile run across the state of Florida from ClearWater to Daytona Beach. This run will be in addition to The New York Marathon I am doing on Nov 1st and the Atlanta Marathon Nov 26th. Maddy Hubbard convinced me to do an ultra team, which means 6 of us will run about 30 miles each. Robert Nelson will be joining Maddy and I, so we just need three more people. You don’t need to be a rockstar, you just need to be able to finish.

If you are interested drop me an email ted@izea.com.

Sticking With It

Ted Murphy — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:15:37 +0000

I haven’t blogged about running much lately, but that doesn’t mean I’m not still in training. I have three more marathons that I am running before the end of the year. My goal was to run three marathons this year, I will run five barring any unforseen injuries.

I’ll be running:

The Air Force Marathon
September 19th in Dayton, Ohio

The New York Marathon
November 1st in New York City

The Atlanta Marathon
November 26th in Atlanta, Georgia

I’m also registered for a few races in 2010.

Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge
This is a half marathon one day then a full marathon the next day. January 9-10 at Disney World in Orlando, Florida

Miami Marathon
January 31st in Miami, Florida

How about you? Are you sticking with it?

SeaWorld Social Media Case Study

Ted Murphy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:40:16 +0000

As many of you know I have been working with SeaWorld on a variety of social media programs over the past few months. They are truly wonderful people to partner with, my interaction with the SeaWorld team has become a highlight of my job at IZEA.

I recently completed a case study for two of the programs I worked on with SeaWorld. For those of you who are marketers or bloggers you can see how it all came together.

If I Can Do It You Can Do It

Ted Murphy — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:11:40 +0000

Big Sur International Marathon

Ted Murphy — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:23:53 +0000

My personal goal is to complete at least 3 officially timed marathons this year. I made it through my first marathon last week, this morning I registered for what will be my second. I will be running the 2009 Big Sur International Marathon in Big Sur, CA. I’m really excited about this race, it should be an incredible experience. Check out mile 13 below:

My First Official Marathon

Ted Murphy — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 21:45:37 +0000

I ran my first official marathon this morning. I am too tired to write anything witty so I will just share the video I made and a photo of the finish.

No More Excuses

Ted Murphy — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 03:45:34 +0000

My First Marathon

Ted Murphy — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 11:28:49 +0000

I never realized how far 26.2 miles was until this past Saturday. I am still aching two days later but I feel great knowing I was able to accomplish my goal. This race was not an official event with other runners. It was just me and my (recently calibrated) Nike+ iPod Nano. I will still be running the Five Points Marathon later this month. We’ll have to see how I do on time when I have to deal with hills.

Make it Happen

Ted Murphy — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:13:28 +0000

Today I crossed a big milestone, I logged my 500th kilometer on my new iPod. That means I have averaged 6.6km (4.1mi) a day for the past 75 days. Not only that, but today I logged my fastest 10 mile run to date. The marathon is only 3 weeks away, I am fired up and ready to go!

Make it Happen! from Ted Murphy on Vimeo.

How about you? Are you sticking with your fitness goals?