Category: race reports
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I’m the guy with the white hat. The weather for the Texas Marathon and Half-Marathon was perfect. At 6:30, when I arrived at the race site, it was just above 60 degrees and overcast, but windy. I was there earlier than usual, but I never had been to a race such as this, and later…
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I finished my first half-marathon on Sunday! I have officially joined the ranks of a small percentage of the population that has completed a race of this distance or longer. Full race report to follow. As a teaser, I’ll tell you that my IT Bands and I got to know each other very well for…
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After a rest week in my pre-marathon training (the past few weeks and next few weeks are building an endurance base for me to then enter marathon-specific training) I ran in the Ruston Peachfest 5K. Although the course was more hilly than what I train on in Monroe, I clocked my best time in a…
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I’m exhausted and my body aches. All over. As I mentioned in my inaugural post, I am a soccer official. This weekend, my town hosted a regional tournament for teams wishing to play in the Louisiana State Cup, the state championship for Division-I soccer (traveling squads–more serious than rec soccer). Saturday and Sunday, I officiated…
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Much better running conditions this morning. A major storm had just rumbled through and the course was wet and the temp was cool, maybe 60 degrees at race time. This course was a flat course that took us over the Ouachita River and back to Monroe. Low turnout because of the storms, but some good…
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Well. It’s over. My first official road race, my first 5K. My goal was to run it in 36 minutes or less. I finished in 33:41.5. For my age group (men, 35-39–I turn 40 in two days–so I am at the back end of that group) was 14 out of 21 and overall, I was…
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My younger brother called me on Sunday and asked if I wanted to run in a 5K with him this coming weekend (April 7). The run is in Birmingham–The Christ Church United Methodist Church Run to the Cross. He has also returned to running as means of ensuring that we live long enough to see…
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