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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Running
All things running with subcategories for workouts, races and general observations.
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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2021 10km Run through History
Fall came quickly. It happened Saturday afternoon, Oct 16, 2021, while I was sitting in Scott Stadium watching UVA beat Duke 48-0.[more …]
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Chatham Bridge is Open
It’s been 16 months since I could run directly from my house to downtown Fredericksburg. In June 2020, the Chatham Bridge was closed for total rehabilitation.[more …]
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2021 Newport Marathon
This past weekend, I found out that Rhode Island is not flat. The typical east coast seaside marathon is pancake flat with a bit of up and down.[more …]
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Long Run – September 30, 2021
Fall is here. The early 50 degree mornings make long runs pleasant.[more …]
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Long Run – September 23, 2021
I’m glad I wrote my last FARC newsletter article about motivation. Today, me writing that article got me started and through my 20-mile long run.[more …]
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