Sunday morning dawned – actually pre-dawn – wet and cold. A quick check of the weather web site indicated it was 41F and raining at the start line. Better yet, the wind chill was 36F. Now came the big decisions. Keep the short sleeve shirt? Hope the rain will end? Wear a jacket? I put… Continue reading Wineglass Marathon – Race Recap II: The Actual Race
Another weekend, another half marathon! Well, not quite as my last half was on a Thursday evening, exactly ten days prior to the Catharine Valley Half. Monies raised from this race go to the upkeep of the Catharine Valley Trail and to the Watkins Glen Cross Country team according to this article in the Odessa… Continue reading Catharine Valley Half – Race Recap
I really love running half marathons. That, along with 15K and 20K races, seem to be my ideal distances. I can run a full marathon and I can run a 5K but I get the most out of a half. Last Thursday evening, I ran the Tromptown Half. This was my first time running this… Continue reading Tromptown Half Marathon – Race Recap
I have to admit that I have been woefully neglectful of my blog this summer. I have been running – literally and figuratively – around a lot this summer so I am going to try and catch up these next few weeks as the kids, not quite sure why I still use plural as I… Continue reading Women’s Distance Festival – Binghamton
When I first started racing, I was all about races I had heard about, that friends had run. Since my running friend pool was not all that local, these races were here and there. I missed some of the great local races last year in my first year of running races. This year I am… Continue reading Forks XV – Race Recap
I admit I took a hiatus from writing this summer. I was outside a lot and ran a lot of races. I was inside a bit visiting with family who live on the West Coast and I get to see all too seldom. So a little over a week ago, I ran a 10 mile… Continue reading Race Recap – Ithaca 5 & 10
This particular race was a challenge, not in the course but in the weather. If you look at the pavement we are on, it is very wet. We may have been in a slight sprinkling period as it was taken but there were torrential downpours throughout the race. I was thinking we would be on… Continue reading Race Recap – Catharine Valley Half Marathon
I am not even sure I can find the words to describe the race yesterday. I traveled with friends to Utica for the Boilermaker 15K. Yesterday’s 33rd running of the race held its largest field ever and the largest number of finishers. This makes it the largest 15K road race in the United States, although… Continue reading Boilermaker 15K – Race Recap
Yup! I have them at the moment. It is Wednesday morning – though you all won’t see this until Saturday by which time I should have a full blown case of nerves. Back near the end of February and beginning of March, I started getting nervous. I had made this huge goal – a race… Continue reading Nerves
I have to say that I am absolutely amazed at the number of people who ran this race yesterday. I was told that generally the Vestal XX has about 150 people who run it. This year was its 40th running, making it the oldest road race in Broome County. To celebrate, Kathrine Switzer came back… Continue reading Vestal XX – Race Recap
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