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The Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon
I tried out a couple different things for the Rehoboth Beach Marathon. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be setting a new personal best, so I decided it was a good time to experiment. Instead of General Tso’s chicken or … Continue reading
The Richmond Half Marathon
I left work early Friday to drive down to Henry and Liz’s place in Richmond, Virginia. I’d had Chipotle for lunch, as you do, and was settled in for the traffic I was sure to encounter, passing through Washington DC … Continue reading
2015 Freedom’s Run Marathon
It was around mile 22 that I started wondering what had gone wrong. That’s pretty standard. Mile 22 is a deep, dark hole in every marathon. I had just passed a guy who had missed the mile 21 marker, and … Continue reading
It’s Good to Have Goals
It’s been a while since my last post, and I’ve got 3 posts worth of stuff to say. For the sake of convenience, I’ll put it all in one post.
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The Baltimore 10 Miler
“It’s downhill from here, right?”
I may have laid it on a little too thick. “Oh no. No, no, no. It’s uphill. Steep. Pretty brutal, actually. This is my least favorite part of this race.” Which is all true, but I probably didn’t need to say all that. At least I didn’t say, “it sucks and you’re going to die”. Continue reading
A Cure for the Summertime Blues
In the hustle and bustle surrounding the Mylan Relay for Hope, I neglected to mention that I was registered for the Sole of the City 10k, which was this morning. When I first registered for it, I was thinking it would be a good warm up race for the Frederick Half Marathon (which is in 2 weeks). I thought maybe… just maybe… I could squeeze out a PR. Training this winter and spring has been going very well, and even though I am still about 10 pounds heavier than when I set my current 10k (48:16) and half marathon (1:53:20) PRs, I thought I had a shot. And then the Relay for Hope happened. Continue reading
Where am I running? 