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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Running
All things running with subcategories for workouts, races and general observations.
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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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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2024 10km Run through History
Slow times and lack of easy runs are becoming discouraging. I may have to convince my doctor that the meds may stop me from physical activity [more …]
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aRe yoU iN? 5K Training Program
For the past many years, the organizers of the Deuce Braswell 5km Run Against Teen Violence have managed a nine-week beginners training program leading up to the race. [more …]
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Deuce Braswell
On January 20, 2006, Baron P Braswell II was stabbed at a CD release party in the Five Mile Fork Howard Johnson, which led to his demise within minutes. [more …]