I’ve been struggling trying to find the right words to sum up running the marathon last week. You see, it was 100% more fun than running it last year, and yet, I’m still trying to figure out for myself why I even have run 4 marathons in the first place. The other week Run Wild by Boff Whalley …
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Saturday’s Races
Park2Park Half Marathon Don’t ask me how I did it. I’m still trying to figure out the answers myself. Yesterday morning started off cool, and with only partly cloudy skies. Perfect conditions for running. I decided to include the Park2Park Half Marathon as part of my training for Chicago. My previous PR was a respectable …
Kisscross Cannonsburg Race Report
Cross season has finally started, with the first race in the area at Cannonsburg Ski Area last Friday night. I’d ridden my cross bike all of a couple hundred yards since April, so needless to say, there was a little rust to shake off. I got there early, watched the “C” race while drinking a …
Let’s catch up
It’s been awhile. Ever since vacationing in California I’ve been disconnecting from technology more and spending more time outside in nature, whether that’s on my road bike, or at the beach, or on my back patio drinking beer and watching the light get low. The faster I catch up with the past 6 weeks of …
Overdue Race Reports
Barry-Roubaix Back in March, I did my first real bike race (cyclocross is a different animal). Conditions were nearly perfect with temperatures holding in the 50s. It was a mix of pavement, gravel roads, and two-track, along with a thousand or so other racers. I was pretty unsure of what to expect, so I started …
A race in which I thaw out
I’m half awake, standing on the Metro platform dressed in a black garbage bag. It’s roughly 32 degrees outside and I’m trying to store all the radiant heat I can. A dozen of us pack into the train the moment the doors open, eliminating all personal space but providing additional heat. We all ride one …
At least I never walked
I figured I should probably give a recap of the Chicago Marathon while it’s still roughly fresh in my memory and before I ran my next one (which will be on Sunday). I woke up plenty early the morning of the marathon, with enough time for my usual pre-race oatmeal/honey/peanut butter breakfast, and since I …
SavageMan 70.0 Triathlon 2011 Race Report
I’m often asked what I think about as I run. Usually the people who ask this have never run long distances themselves. I always ponder the question. What exactly do I think about when I’m running? I don’t have a clue. –Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running I’ve had a lot …
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Holland Hundred
For all the races and events I’ve done in the past few years, there’s actually only one that I’ve managed to prioritize enough to not miss every year – the Holland Hundred. It’s not a race, but a casual ride through country roads in Allegan county with several rest stops for food and water and …