2025 Year End Recap
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy Festivus for the rest of us, et al. [more …]
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Running
All things running with subcategories for workouts, races and general observations.
2025 Frosty 5km
Then, we turned up on Embrey Mill Road. For some reason, I ran up and then back down to Mine Road. [more …]
2025 Fredericksburg Blue & Gray Half-Marathon
I had no confidence in finishing within the time limit, but my result was much better than I expected. [more …]
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2025 Fredericksburg Turkey Trot 5km
my 53:20 finish time. The time was my slowest ever in a 5km race. I’ll try to do better the next time. [more …]
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2025 FredNats Salute to Veterans 5km
I’m two years removed from my last good 5km race. With my new drug regimen, I ran better than I had envisioned, [more …]
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Groundhog Fall 50km
From the running boom of the 1970s, many towns across the country started hosting races. From 1984 to 2015, a person or group hosted many ultras per year from Punxsutawney. Pennsylvania.. [more …]
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2025 Marine Corps Marathon
This race would be my 86th marathon. I almost did not make it to my first. [more …]
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I’ve Got a New Drug
From my vast readings on running marathons and ultras, and as I wrote in my book Go for 25, never try something new on race day. [more …]
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2025 Plaid to the Bone 10km
The weather forecast did not look good for this race. The word Northeaster was thrown around for the past couple of days. [more …]
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Long Run – MCM T minus 3W
Like many, today was my last long run with the mileage starting with a two leading up to the Marine Corps Marathon in three weeks, [more …]
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