The race was so-so.  I didn’t crash and burn and I beat my 10K PR by 14 seconds (chip time).  Not too bad considering my training has been so light (and thank goodness for flat courses).
The 10K was as 10:30 am (awkard start time!) right after the 5K which was at 9:30.  We actually had [...]

I ran in the Saratoga Bridges Great Pumpkin Challenge 10K today.  Rainy and cold, and I kicked ass.  No, really.
I met up with some running friends (yes, I now have some in real life!) for the 10K.  My running partner and I have run the course a couple times in training runs, so we knew [...]

Egads, I’ve totally fallen apart about posting.  Missing chocolate friday for eternity.
Ok, I went running today.  I squeezed out 6.11 miles in 50:40 (8:18 pace), which would have been a 10K PR if I had run another .1 miles, even at a 10 minute pace.  My one and only 10K was less than a minute [...]

I had another good year at the New Haven Road Race.  I ran the 20K this year which I have not run since the first time I raced there.  Somehow I have either been training for something bigger, or just wasn’t up to the 20K.  But this year I trained specifically for it.
We had a [...]

I ran in the Run for the Roses 5K at Grafton Lakes State Park on Sunday.  We had perfect weather.  I was shocked.  Despite  having record levels of rain fall for the last two months, the sun was out and not a drop of rain the whole day.  Temps were around 60 or so in [...]

The Mohawk Hudson River Marathon quick recap.
Bad:

I went out too fast. I got chatting with another runner for the first 10 miles or so and ended up going at least 30 seconds faster than my target pace. I felt so good that I just kept on running and talking. It was a [...]

I had a great time in New Haven again this year. I just did the 5K while the rest of the group went on for the 20K. Next year.
It was great to see Dianna, Danny, Beth, and Bill again, and I met Dianna’s mom and step-dad. It still all feels very [...]

First let me say the Boilermaker 15K was a fabulous race!  There were 12,000 (?) runners in the 15K, and easily that many spectators lining the roads.  This was one of the biggest races I had ever been in so it was a big deal to me.
Lara was kind enough to let me stay at [...]

Apparently the rabbits were not a good omen.
That was probably my most miserable race ever. Not only am I thoroughly out of shape, but the course was a nightmare. The first half is uphill. I thought I was going to die. I did ZERO training on hills/incline/angles/slopes/or combinations thereof. To [...]

Ok, I ran.  I was meh.  The race was nice.  Another small local race which is a very nice thing.  No high pressure gunk involved, just local folks out for a race.  7:40 pace.  Not my hoped for target of 7:30 but it beats the New Haven 7:50.  The times are still dropping but not [...]