2021 JFK 50 Mile
26 JFK 50 Mile races are in the can. In the parking lot after finishing number 25, I told Meg that it was probably my last JFK. Since 1998, I mailed my form in on the first day or registered online within the first week.[more …]
Running
All things running with subcategories for workouts, races and general observations.
JFK Forecast
My forecast for this weekend’s race: Friday evening, there will be high anxiety followed by restless sleep. In the morning, it will be dark, followed by a large front moving into Boonsboro around 6:15 am.[more …]
2016 JFK 50 Mile
21 in the can. This year I started playing with the house’s money. I thought I would stop after 20. However, I needed a fall race goal to keep from getting a big butt.[more …]
2021 Veterans Day 10km
Arsenal Events hosts this race which starts on River Road and finishes in Pratt Park. This race is one of the few that closes River Road.[more …]
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What Motivates You?
There are those mornings where I don’t feel well enough even to open the door. The weather may be brutally hot, humid, rainy, or snowy. I’d rather sit and mope, doing nothing. What motivates me to get out the door and get started? What motivates you? [more …]
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2021 Family Fun Cow Run 5km
With daylight savings time pushing sunrise to 7:30 am, the sun would not be warming the overnight low above freezing before the 8 am start.[more …]
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Long Run – November 1, 2021
On Monday, October 25, I still had not registered for JFK. I planned to do my regular three weeks before JFK trail run on Wednesday, October 27, and then decide. But that night, I came down with a sore throat and scheduled a COVID test for Wednesday. I canceled my run for that day.[more …]
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2021 Halloween 5km
Running the 5km this morning wasn’t the brightest thing I have ever done.[more …]
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Long Run – October 21, 2021
This morning, I was lazy and didn’t get up until 7 am. Staying up until midnight to watch the Braves beat the Dodgers may have been the cause. I got out just after 8:30 am and ran from my house across the Chatham Bridge through town to the end of Lee Drive.[more …]
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87 Saved in Snowstorm during Utah 50 Mile Ultra
I was born in Utah and lived in Salt Lake City until 1970. Currently, my youngest is living in Salt Lake. So, when I heard a national news story about a snowstorm causing issues with a Utah 50 Mile Ultra with a headline stating, “87 Saved …”, I needed to do more research into this race, which ran on October 9, 2021.[more …]
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