2021 Heritage Festival 5 Mile
Today was the 41st annual Heritage Festival 5 Mile in downtown Fredericksburg. Since 1990, I have been involved with the race as either a participant or timer.[more …]
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Running
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2021 Reedville Firecracker 5km
Today was the 19th edition of the race that supports the Reedville Fisherman Museum. The museum holds the race on the closest Saturday to the fourth of July. Reedville usually has its race, parade, and fireworks on this closest Saturday.[more …]
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Slow is a Relative Term
Don’t take an offense to the terms slow, old, or fat. These are all relative individualized words based on how you feel. Most runners are critical of themselves. As a result, we are never as young, fast, muscular, or good-looking as we desire.[more …]
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Long Run June 24, 2021
At 6:30 am, it was cold for June 24 with a dew point of 48 and temps in the low 50s.[more …]
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2021 Losing to Live 5km
Pastor Steve Reynolds is the race director and the director of the Losing to Live program that incorporates running to help with weight loss. Today’s race is the end goal.[more …]
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Long Run June 17, 2021
I got out early this morning. What a beautiful day to run. For the middle of June, the dew point was in the low 50s with clear skies and low winds. These are days I dream of running.[more …]
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2021 SPCA 5km Rescue Run
We’re back to in-person races without COVID restrictions. On June 13, 2021, I was able to line up for the start of a 5 km in downtown Fredericksburg without having to wear a mask, stand on an X or wait for my wave. This trend is the start of something big.[more …]
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Long Run June 10, 2021
I got out early this morning. I wanted to avoid the heat and the possibility of rain.
My cleaning lady comes at 7:30 am on long run days. So, that is another motivator to get up early and out on the roads.[more …]
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2021 Great Train Race
Last Sunday, the 27th Great Train Race was held as an in-person event in downtown Fredericksburg. The event included three races, one mile, half-mile, and quarter-mile runs for kids 18 years old and younger. The turnout was the largest mass participation event in Fredericksburg since March 2020.[more …]
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Go for 25: Now available on Amazon
I see many how-to books written by great ultrarunners and elite athletes on ultra running and what they overcame to be great. But, there are more of us ordinary people than the elites.
In 2020, I was preparing to complete my 25th consecutive JFK 50 Mile race. A week before registration for the 58th edition opened, I started having severe digestive issues where I could not run more than four miles without searching out facilities. I became concerned that I would have to stop every five miles during the race to find a porta pot.
On May 20, 2020, I started this daily journal documenting the process that got me to the JFK finish line six months later.[more …]
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