Category: race reports
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Yeah. I know this race took place in February. And I know it is April. My job has been insanely busy and stressful of late and every time I THINK I have a few moments to draft this report, something pops up and steals my free time, and saps my creative energy. I completed my…
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Tomorrow I run my first 50K. Only 8 years old, the Mt Cheaha 50K is fast gaining a reputation as one of the more challenging races in the Southeast. Highly technical trails, including loose round stones for a 3-4 mile section of the course, a one mile climb up “Blue Hell” at mile 28,…
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I’ve registered for a 50K in February: the Cheaha 50K. To that end, I’ve started running on the trails and will do a few long runs on the race course itself. I’m excited about this race and trail running. Anything new and different adds excitement, and trail running culture seems kinda cool after spending so…
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Two years ago, I raced this tri, my first ever, on a whim and at the urging of my friend Megan. We were looking for something crazy that I could do to celebrate a year of weight loss from July 2009 to July 2010. Plus, I had been struggling with a nasty case of ITBS,…
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This runs a little long, but since it was my first 70.3 and a lot of you are curious about how it went, I got a little wordy. So apologies. Plus, it’s my blog. I can write a book if I so desire! LOL This was a great race, well-organized with lots of support and…
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OMG, IT’S HERE! It is race week for me. Just a few light workouts and then I’ll toodle down to Panama City, Florida for the Gulf Coast Triathlon 70.3 on Saturday, May 12. Obviously, this is my first, as you can tell by the trembly penmanship on this blog entry. To be sure, anxiety and…
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Since I plan to take the winter and spring off from marathoning, it seemed like a good idea to put my interest in multisport as cross training to a test. I’ve registered for the Gulf Coast Triathlon to be held in Panama City Beach, Florida on May 12. This is a “long course/70.3” race, which…
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So, I ran California International Marathon (CIM) on December 4. This race starts in Folsom and ends at the steps of the California State Capitol in Sacramento. Pretty course, tough course. It is advertised as a fast course, one with a net downhill elevation. And all that is true. But this is not an easy…
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Finish time: 1:40:02 28th out of 551 overall finishers 24th out of 221 men 3rd in 40-44 Age Group, Men (37 runners) I run CIM in two weeks, so when I saw this race pop up on the race calendar, I thought it would be good to have a race/training run opportunity late in the…
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Forward to 13:45. You’ll see Megan and me run by.
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Sorry for the long delay in posting. Been crazy since I got back from Myrtle Beach. Episodes 17 and 18 of the podcast have really detailed race reports. I fell short of the 3:20 goal for BQ, but did set a new PR at 3:28. So very pleased about that. Here is how I did…
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