Endorphins
For most, endorphins will kick in after 30 minutes of running and decrease after 150 minutes. [more …]
Traveling to Out of Town Races
A $150 marathon entry fee is a minor portion of your budget when participating in an out-of-town race. Not that spending $150 is insignificant. Airfare, food, and hotels for big-city races may run more than $1500. I smile when I see double-digit entry fees. [more …]
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College Football One More Time
I propose moving all Division 1 college football playoff schools into one united conference and returning to regional conferences for those other sports. [more …]
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2023 Devil’s Den 10 Mile
The last 3 miles of the race are on Route 666 and, without cloud cover, would be hot in full sunlight. Thus, the Devil’s Den 10 Mile was born. BTW, today there was no cloud cover. [more …]
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2023 3H Trail Half-Marathon
I plan to run the races I founded or managed until I can’t run anymore [more …]
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Who is this Tom Character?
This weekend I finished my 67th year. Training for a fall marathon, I had my weekly long run of 16 miles scheduled for Saturday. [more …]
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Shortest Possible Route
Have you ever run a marathon and wondered why your Garmin indicates that you ran almost a mile more than 26.2 miles? It’s a combination of two factors: the error of the measuring device and your inability to run the shortest possible route. [more …]
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2023 Fallen Heroes 5 Mile
The Fredericksburg Fallen Heroes organization did a tremendous job managing this race. A big thumbs up! [more …]
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