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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

Anthem Life Total Image Running 10 Mile Race

May 8, 2021.  It was a last minute decision to sign up for a race in Manchester, New Hampshire. Also an opportunity to see my nephew Sam and just an nice overall getaway. Manchester is a clean, seemingly safe spot to visit.  We stayed only two nights but enjoyed the area for walking as well as running.  It’s on the Merrimack River with walkways and trail paths to enjoy which follow the river. We stayed at a TRU by Hilton which was clean, minimal formalities, and extremely convenient to the Anthem race venue, right across the street at Arms Park. [...]

By |2021-05-23T10:55:24-04:00May 23, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on Anthem Life Total Image Running 10 Mile Race

Two Rivers Marathon Festival Weekend: Double Half

I wasn’t ready for a marathon.  Not knowing how different in person (who would have thought we have to specify "in person") racing might be during this COVID-19 pandemic had me put marathon races on hold.  After the REVEL Mt. Charleston NV was cancelled for early April, I decided a half marathon might be just the thing to test out the “new normal” of racing. My running coach John @FixYourRun suggested the Two Rivers Marathon Festival in Lackawaxen, PA. All race distances offered at Two Rivers were along the same course, route 590, a total elevation gain of under 200'. [...]

By |2021-03-30T12:42:56-04:00March 30, 2021|Races, Running|Comments Off on Two Rivers Marathon Festival Weekend: Double Half

2020 Virtual Boston Marathon

September 12, 2020 COVID-19 has stopped most in person races.  The 124th Boston Marathon was postponed to September 2020 from April then finally turned into a virtual running event. The BAA went all out in an attempt to make this as good an experience as possible given the circumstances.  The rules were simple.  Run a 26.2 mile course of your own choosing between September 5th through the 14th and upload your time to the special 124th Boston Marathon phone app.  You had to have qualified for the 2020 Boston Marathon in order to enter this event even though it was [...]

By |2020-09-13T15:26:20-04:00September 13, 2020|Races, Running|Comments Off on 2020 Virtual Boston Marathon

It is official Boston 2020 CANCELLED

The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the Boston Marathon to be cancelled. Years of collecting It's been difficult staying motivated to train for any length run since no race is happening.  Sure, there are the virtual races but being that I don't enjoy racing to begin with, there's no reason to sign up for a race and run by myself.  I mean... why?!  I still engage the help of a trainer in hopes to better my performance at different distances once REAL racing begins again.  This holds me accountable.  Typically, I'm running 6 days a week with 2 harder [...]

By |2020-06-01T15:06:19-04:00June 1, 2020|Baking, Bread, Running|Comments Off on It is official Boston 2020 CANCELLED
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