Category: Races
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Double booked – again
Have you ever registered for two races on the same day? I don’t mean sitting at your computer registering for a bunch of races during lunch. I mean signing up to run two races on the same date. I did this once last year. I was signed up for the Smuttynose 6K and got an…
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Boston Marathon Expo – 2014
Boston Marathon Expo highlights I went to the Expo Friday night. Last year I was there when it opened and greeted hundreds of runners as they arrived to pick up their packets. In years past I’ve gone on a Saturday. This year I took Friday off to go early, but had an afternoon conference call,…
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10 Days and Counting!
I took this screen shot from the BAA’s site on April 10th. Is anyone else getting nervous? I’ve run Boston five times and eleven marathons all together, and I still get nervous thinking about Marathon Monday. With 10 days to go, there isn’t much left to do. I have one more long run this Sunday…
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Beyond the Rainbow 5K
Beyond the Rainbow 5K Making the fight against cancer a little easier I’m running this 5K today instead of the Great Bay Half. I decided to avoid the Hilly Half in order to avoid getting injured. It can happen. I’ve never run this 5K but I will be proud to know that a portion of…
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Hartford Marathon Foundation
Hartford Marathon Foundation produces an extensive schedule of races in the greater Hartford area. While the BAA overshadows the HMF with the Boston Marathon, the HMF schedule starts in March and goes through December. Their calendar of events includes 5Ks, 10Ks, Duathlons, Triathlons and of course The Hartford Marathon. Many of their events include the FitKids Run fun…
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Miles for March
Miles for March My grand total is 131.58 miles. The plan was to run 189.2 miles for March. To do that I would have had to more than quadruple my February miles. Not a good idea. I managed to get in 3 out of 5 Club Sunday Long Runs. The two that I missed were due to races. I still managed…