Training in the Rain
I do my long training runs on Thursday mornings. Every Thursday in March 2022, there was either rain or the threat of rain. Come on, Man! [more …]
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Running
All things running with subcategories for workouts, races and general observations.
6 Year Olds Doing Marathons
Of course, the big bruhaha is the 6-year-old participating in a marathon. I don’t remember an outcry for the family’s other 6-year-old participating in 2017. Is this a problem? Is somebody to blame? [more …]
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2022 Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon
Today was my fifteenth finish of the Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon in Fredericksburg, Virginia. I’m one of 82 who has finished all 15 years and am part of the Iron Mile Club. [more …]
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1996 JFK 50 Mile
In 1996, I posted a race report from my first JFK finish on the Dead Runner Society Ultra List. Jeff Reed took the posting and saved it to a permanent site [more …]
Mainly Marathons
On the marathonguide.com site, I found the three races I ran in the last week of April. The three races were part of the Riverboat Series managed by Mainly Marathons. [more …]
2022 Riverboat Series (Day 7) Marathon
This race was on the Tunnel Hill Trail, starting in Vienna, Illinois. So, I’ll give it the name Vienna Marathon. [more …]
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2022 Great Train Race
On Sunday, May 1, the 28th Great Train Race was held as an in-person event in downtown Fredericksburg. [more …]
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2022 Riverboat Series (Day 5) Marathon
This race was in the Columbus-Belmont State Park in Columbus, Kentucky. So, I’ll give it the name Columbus Marathon. [more …]
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2022 Riverboat Series (Day 2) Marathon
The course was 60% in the shade. I was concerned about getting sunburnt. And the course, 18 out, and back laps. From end to end was just over .7 miles. So, 1.4 miles per lap with two 180-degree turns per lap. [more …]
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