Some day I’m going to choose a race that’s “flat and fast”. But, that would require actually reading the race course description before I sign up. I recently completed Oregon by running the Deschutes Dash 10k in Bend, OR. I thought I was running a flat race on a paved path by a river. I…
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State #17: Wild and Wonderful West Virginia
Well, it was definitely wild. And wet. This past weekend I was in Shepherdstown, WV for the Chesapeake Watershed Forum. Conveniently, Freedom’s Run was the same weekend and they offered everything from a 5k to a full marathon. After a full day of conference stuff, I headed over to packet pick up with my parents…
State #16: Michigan
Earlier this summer, my dad decided that we should get one more state. Apparently Utah and Wyoming weren’t enough for one summer. I did some searching and found a race that was right over the border from Wisconsin in Michigan. Beer Geek wasn’t with us, so we had to be a little creative so that…
State #15: Wyoming
Once again, I prepped well for this race. We spent the afternoon prior to the race hiking around Fossil Butte. Then we attended the Oyster Music Festival, which may have involved drinking a few Fat Tires and eating freshly made potato chips and funnel cake. What can I say? I know how to treat my…
State #14: Utah
We traveled out to Utah for a family vacation this year. We were able to make it coincide with the Pioneer Days race, so my dad and I ran the 10K and my mom ran the 5K. To make things as challenging as possible (’cause you know altitude and a wicked hill weren’t enough), we…
Wilson Bridge Half Marathon Race report
Short story: I ran with C.Mom at her pace and had an absolutely wonderful time. I really ought to run more races for fun! Long story: I got up this morning at 3:45 am so that I could hit the road by 5:00 am. One might think I was driving a distance to a race,…
State #11: Alaska!
In addition to my 11th state race report, this is my “Half minus a Half” race report for G and my snapshot of my run for Tonia. Short story: 1:30:42 on a 9.65 mile course (9:24 average pace) Long story (grab your lunch before you start): Once we set our dates for our Alaska trip,…
Gosh, I’m slow – Crossroads 17.75k Race report
And I’m not actually referring to the running (although a 10:12 average pace is nothing to write home about). I just realized that both Tonia and G got their race reports up way before me. They both have three kids and I only have two and yet, they managed to find time. I’m gonna play…
Marathon #2 is in the books!
Here’s the short story and a few pictures… Marathon #2, State #10, almost 14 minute PR! 4:36:35ish Pre-race fueling (no, I did NOT drink all of those beers) Hanging with RunningLaur before the race Shoo and Jones running with me to the finish line (the BEST part of the entire marathon) Shoo and I rocking…
State #9: Rainy and Hilly
After a week of spring break down in Mississippi, we headed up to Lynchburg, Tennessee for the Oak Barrel Half Marathon. Poor Shoo had a stomach bug, so we ended up stopping multiple times for him. What should have been an 8 hour drive ended up being quite a bit longer. Finally, we made it…
Moral of the story: Run your own race
Short story: 1:30:49, which was a PR, but not my goal. Longer story: Mile 1 – 9:28 Mile 2 – 8:37 Mile 3 – 8:32 Mile 4 – 8:24 Mile 5 – 8:53 Mile 6 – 8:59 Mile 7 – 9:22 Mile 8 – 9:11 Mile 9 – 9:02 Mile 10 – 9:19 (Times don’t…
10K race/10 mile run – Clarendon Day 10K
Today was the first annual Clarendon Day 10K run. This race used to be known as the Battle of the Boulevard and it started in Clarendon, went down the huge hill into Rosslyn, turned, and then came back up the hill. Now, the race goes down the big hill, goes farther down the highway at…