Tag Archives: race reports
Bands on the Run 2013 Race report
Life in transition, part II
Jingle Bell 5K, 2012
Have races become so passe that I really would let one go by without blogging a race report that day? No. But it’s 11:50 pm right now, so I almost let that happen. 🙂 9 months ago when visiting my brother John in San Diego, we ran a hilly 5K in the morning and then […]
All Women’s Race Report
Source: shareasimage.com via Pattie on Pinterest This was my Runners’ World Quote of the Day and I thought it was summed up my weekend so beautifully. 🙂 I did the All Women and One Lucky Guy Half Marathon in Newburyport, Mass. for the second year in a row yesterday. Last year there was some discord around […]
MDI Marathon race report
Lake Auburn Half Marathon race report
I think every half-marathon should start with a 7-mile warm-up. OK, maybe that’s crazy talk. But the pre-race jitters I usually have? I had NONE of them this morning. And while it was not my best half-marathon ever … or even close to it … it still was a really great race. (Half-marathon number 6 … […]
The blood, the sweat and the beers
Oh, so much to say. If the last post seemed better … composed … than the usual blog post, it’s because I was also writing it to run in the paper. Have I mentioned that I have the best job ever? OK, I’m not a full-time blogger, but it’s not so bad when I get […]
Tough Mountain Challenge Race Report
You don’t know the draw of an obstacle course race until you’ve done one. I certainly didn’t before Saturday’s Tough Mountain Challenge. I got into running a few years ago and have done a dozen road races since. Other races are about testing your endurance over a fixed distance. They’re about achieving personal records and […]