Reports from races I run or volunteer to help
Today was the 23rd time I had finished this Fourth of July race in Fredericksburg, Virginia. From 1990 to 2019, the local Lions club managed this race. In 2021, the Fredericksburg Fallen Heroes took over the event. [more …]
2022 Fallen Heroes 5 Mile Read More »
Intermediate goals are good. I finished the Governor’s Cup Marathon in Helena, Montana. I planned to finish 5 miles in 1 hour, 10 miles in 2 hours, 15 miles in 3 hours, and 20 miles in 4 hours. That would give me 2 hours to complete a 10 km. [more …]
2022 Governor’s Cup Marathon Read More »
“runners remember the last part of their experience the most. Have them leave happy.” It’s not the great, beautiful course that I remember. [more …]
2022 Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon Read More »
The Coldwell Banker Elite Grand Prix allows participants to run series races virtually and receive finisher credit. I ran a marathon on the SPCA race date and used a portion of that race for finish credit.[more …]
2022 SPCA 5km Rescue Run – Virtual Read More »
My training this year was hampered by issue after issue. It started in March when I tweaked my right knee while running. I refused to go to the doctor as anything he did would have probably prevented me from running yesterday [more …]
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 …]
2022 Marine Corps Historic Half Marathon Read More »
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 …]
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 …]
This race was on the Tunnel Hill Trail, starting in Vienna, Illinois. So, I’ll give it the name Vienna Marathon. [more …]
2022 Riverboat Series (Day 7) Marathon Read More »
On Sunday, May 1, the 28th Great Train Race was held as an in-person event in downtown Fredericksburg. [more …]
2022 Great Train Race Read More »
