Marathon to Marathon
The race I ran went from Storm Lake to Marathon, Iowa [more …]
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2024 Frosty 5km
It’s great not to get a Garmin account until you are 67 and recovering from a heart procedure. Today, Garmin told me I surpassed my 5km PR, not knowing my times running many years ago: Woohoo, another Garmin PR. [more …]
2024 Fredericksburg Blue & Gray Half-Marathon
Today was my fastest half-marathon since August 2023 and my first blister in at least 10 years. [more …]
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2024 Fredericksburg Turkey Trot 5km
I didn’t want to get out of my car, as the rain was loud on its roof. [more …]
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Who would not like my College Football Championship Idea?
I propose moving all Division 1 college football playoff schools into one united conference and returning to regional conferences for all other sports. [more …]
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Grandfather Mountain Marathon
I ran this marathon in July 2003. The last year the race had results on marathonguide.com was 2021. Perhaps the race did not survive COVID. [more …]
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2024 Bob Gurtler Memorial 5km
Bob Gurtler passed away in the Spring of 2022 at age 87. He was a fixture at many area races, and at age 82, he ran 120 races that year.. [more …]
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2024 FredNats Salute to Veterans 5km
This race last year was my last good, healthy one. For you young whippersnappers, don’t put off until tomorrow what you can do today. [more …]
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2024 Halloween 5km
My 2023 performance at this race was my last age group podium. Two weeks later, my health issues struck, and now I’m happy with any finish that does not exasperate any symptoms. [more …]
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10km Races of the Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix
In past posts, I wrote about the 10km races held in the area in the 1980s. By the time the club was formed in 1994, there were no 10km races in the city. [more …]
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