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
Just a quick preface to this post. I started writing this back in September of 2010. Not sure what caused me to stop writing back then but I only wrote two short paragraphs and will finish now. I am shedding. I have decided to clean house in a manner that leaves me with more… Continue reading Shedding
Community! We all live in one but do we have other communities that we are a part of? I know I belong to many different communities. I frequently wonder what makes community and how hard it is to keep a community together. I am a member of the “running” community. A lot of the runners… Continue reading What is Community?
As I ran along Ocean Blvd for about 9 miles, there were times when I could spy the ocean. A lot of the view is obstructed by hotels but there are a few piers and off to the left here one of the views. Believe it or not, it was probably close to 70F… Continue reading My First Marathon – Part II
The plans for my first marathon were hatched shortly before my first Boilermaker – the 15K road race, not some alcoholic drink. My friend I was traveling to that race with asked me if I had ever contemplated doing a marathon. I had already run two half marathons at that point and several other races.… Continue reading My First Marathon – Part I
I am heading over to Mike’s blog as a guest. Come over to MichaelRunner – An Aspiring Endurance Athlete to see what I have to say about Running in NY – Upstate, That Is. I want you to know that I have met Michael. He and I met up with my friend Steve and his… Continue reading Come visit with me
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