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Boston Marathon 2021 #Runto125

So excited to get back to Boston! This would be my 10th time running the course from Hopkinton to Boston.  I began the journey in 2011 and have qualified every year since. There was that hiccup in 2020 due to Covid but I ran virtually keeping my streak alive.  11 Boston marathons in the books and this is how 2021 went.  Spoiler alert: Better than expected. We came into Boston on the Friday this year making our usual stop at Morse Tavern for lunch but not so usual as we didn't drive the course into the city.  After 10 times, [...]

By |2021-10-13T18:21:44-04:00October 13, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on Boston Marathon 2021 #Runto125

USATF Masters 12K Championships By Hook Or By Crook

Part of the USATF Masters National Grand Prix, this race was comprised of such fast masters talented runners. What was I thinking?! Sandy Hook, NJ the Gateway National Recreation Area officially Highlands, New Jersey presented the landscape for this course. It was flat and fast. The race was a late starter at 9:30am with packet pickup the day prior or morning of.  There were a lot of teams represented however you didn’t have to be part of a team and could run independent which is what I did. Not a big swag event.  We got a nice t-shirt and if [...]

By |2021-09-22T17:26:37-04:00September 22, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on USATF Masters 12K Championships By Hook Or By Crook

Faxon New Havon 20K Road Race

Signed up for this race to check my progress leading up to the Boston Marathon just over a month away.  I was fairly happy with the result. Initially, I was excited about this USATF race.  It wasn't quite a half marathon as 20K is about 12.42 miles.  Something about that gave me false confidence about it being a "short" race.  Anyway, as the day of the race approached, I started getting my usual extreme race nerves wondering what was I thinking that this was going to be "short and sweet"?!  Still, it would be a nice quick get away to [...]

By |2021-09-13T12:04:42-04:00September 13, 2021|Food, Races, Running|Comments Off on Faxon New Havon 20K Road Race

Sunday Long Run and Recipe Contests

Sometimes those long runs can be tedious and boring but not today.  The weather was perfect at 54 degrees with sunshine and no wind. I set out early, around 5:30 am and was on a mission.  I ate Natures Organics Oatmeal to get me going. Usually I eat a Honey Stinger waffle but I like these easy to mix oatmeal cups.  Pure and simple.  I took 3 SIS gels: 1 before heading out, 1 at 6 miles, 1 at 10 miles with UCAN ENERGY in my water bottle.  I would run a mile warm up, 2 x 5 miles at [...]

By |2021-08-17T13:08:12-04:00August 17, 2021|Baking, cookies, Running|Comments Off on Sunday Long Run and Recipe Contests

Montezuma Festival of Races Half Marathon 2021

July 27, 2021 heat wave warning across the states.  What a day to run a half marathon when you don’t acclimate well to heat.  Did I mention the humidity?  This race did not go well.  Savannah, New York is about an hour and forty five minutes from our home and the official start time for the half marathon was 8:15 am. I registered late for this race because I didn’t want to drive out there alone and lucky for me, Shirley sent me a note saying she signed up. Great! I immediately logged on and got an entry.  We planned for me to drive to her [...]

By |2021-07-02T14:10:26-04:00July 2, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on Montezuma Festival of Races Half Marathon 2021

Nate 12K 2021

I signed up for this race after the Total Image Running 10 miler about a month ago.  Then found out it conflicted with a very busy weekend of fun with friends.  We had friends staying with us from North Carolina and were going to be out at social gatherings day and night.  Not to mention the horseback riding the day prior to this event.  I hadn't been on a horse for over 18 years so wasn't sure how my legs would feel. I decided to shake out the legs for a couple of miles with Zoey on the Saturday morning [...]

By |2021-06-13T11:32:30-04:00June 13, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on Nate 12K 2021
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