Hello sportsfans, this is the Tank checking in with you after running the 2007 ING NYC Marathon earlier today.  I ran it in a personal best of 4:39.  It's not a great time but am grateful given being on the mend most of the past year.  For instance, I did not run for five months after last year's NYC Marathon because of injuries to (1) gastroknemesis or the muscle that goes into the right calf, (2) water on my right knee, and (3) strained soleous muscle and tendon around my right ankle. 

This year's injuries include a slightly tore my left calf on the Japan Day on Sunday, June 2, and retore it at the Fred's Team workout on Thursday, July 12.  After a second opinion, my physical therapist Dr. Dan wanted to check for a stress fracture.  I had my first MRI in late July and it was negative thank God!  Against the advice of Linda, Steve, Kathleen, and many others, I ran this year's race even though I am 15 pounds heavier than last year BUT ran it 17 minutes faster than year.  I didn't run a great race but I ran a smart run with 26 one mile runs instead of one 26 mile run.  I walked each water stop to proper hydrate and recover my legs.  It helped me in later miles and feel better than last year thank God.  Woooo!

Speaking of later miles, I want to thank great and treasured friends like JH for showing up on 82nd and First Avenue.  Soon thereafter, Fiona ran the last 7.2 miles with me.  I also want to thank the great fans of NYC, especially those in the Boogie Down Bronx who allowed me to take the microphone at their music stage to throw down a hip-hop rhyme that I recently wrote for a colleague for a national conference.  The crowd went crazy.  As I transition out of marathon running over the next 18 months due to unbearable pain and fear of long term injury like not walking well.  I'll still do fitness running God Willing so I can tour the world with the healing power of my unique blend of music.  I don't have studio time lined up yet but you will all be invited to the album release party. 

Lastly, I want to thank Steve, Columbus Craig, Kal, JH, Aussie Rod, Buffalo Steve, LI/Vermont Bill, Maria, John the European, and everyone else who sponsored me this past weekend.  A big shout out to friend and Fred's Team Coach Antarctica Jeff.  If you still wish to sponsor me, please do so before December 15.  As I am only $775 short of my goal, any and all contributions are greatly appreciated, no monies go to me, and are tax deductible.

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Posted by a grateful Tank on the road to beating cancer in the 2007 ING NYC Marathon.

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Sunday, November 04, 2007 5:47:32 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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Tuesday, October 30, 2007 6:42:30 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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I've seen this movie before. Patient hitters running up the pitch count and not swinging at bad pitches. Every at-bat a mini war. Small ball. No reliance on home runs for most of the offence, but can kill you with the long ball at any time. Then combine that with a solid rotation and great bullpen. Good combination of home grown talent and veterans. That was the Yankees in the 90s. This is the Red Sox of the 2000s.

The Yankees owned the 90s. They won 4 World Series in the 90s. (The year 2000 technically is the last year of the 90s and it is fitting that was the last time the Yankees won the World Series.) The touch has passed. Looks like it is turning out to be the decade of the Red Sox. After losing out to the Yankees in the ALCS in 2003, the Red Sox have won two World Series this decade (and the Yankees none.)

While this may piss off a lot of Yankee fans, the Tank included, Yankee fans have to accept reality. (Mets fans too.) Boston has the magic combination to sustain future championships: youth, pitching, hitting, and a dedicated ownership. While the Yankees try to buy championships, the Red Sox went out and earned two this decade. The Red Sox of the 2000s remind me of the Yankees of the 90s. Baseball watch out, this may just be the beginning.

Posted by Steve in New York

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Monday, October 29, 2007 7:18:26 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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The Red Sox have taken a commanding 3-0 game lead in the World Series, making them look like the next champs. Colorado has a very large hole to try to pry itself out of. This plays into the Tank's theory that the Rockies were cold waiting 9 days to play the World Series after winning the NLCS.

After two years in a row of teams that were on a roll stalling in the Fall Classic since they had to wait, maybe MLB will finally change the dates around of the playoff schedule.

Part of me wants the Red Sox to win, mostly to enhance the Yankees' Rivalry. If the Sox win, it is the Red Sox that have won more World Series this decade than the Yankees. As much as the Yankees hate to admit it, it is good for the rivalry. Before the recent Red Sox revival, it was just the Yankees always winning, not much of a rivalry.

Posted by Steve in New York.

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Sunday, October 28, 2007 5:49:09 AM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)
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