Category: Pontifications and Synaptic mis-firings
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Last Long Run at 52
This week’s run was my last long run at 52. On Monday I turn 53 and will continue to remind my self that I’m still in my early 50’s. This week we ran the same Sunday Long Run route that we ran week six, the Winchester Highland route. Three weeks ago it was around 90°,…
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Senior Circuit Running
This past week I have been away for a business and visiting with my parents. While I did a lot of walking, I also did a lot of eating, a fair bit of drinking and got no proper exercise. Senior Circuit My parents live in a development in Florida. It seems theses developments are everywhere…
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Cresting Hills
Sunday we ran our final long run before the Boston Marathon. 12.58 miles of hills and good company. There is great joy in being out on a long run with friends on a great day. The freedom experienced while running is unlike anything else I have experienced. Feeling the sun on your face and the air…
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50 5Ks and beyond
Race Name Date Location Finish time Result Mystic’s Lake Q 5K 9/17/14 Wakefield 21:39 14th Granara-Skerry 5K 9/27/14 Medford 21:33 29th Baystate Marathon 10/19/14 Lowell 3:49:27 701st Mystic’s Lake Q 5K 10/22/14 Wakefield * * Melrose YMCA Spooky Sprint 5K 10/25/14 Melrose 21:37 2nd Place M50-59 5K Stride for the Saugus Y 11/8/14 Saugus 23:29…
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Quest for 50 5Ks
The Quest for 50 5Ks is coming to a close Tonight I’ll be running my 50th official race since turning 50 last September. There were times I thought that I’d never make it. When the snow banks were over 6′ high and the tempts were 20º low, it looked doubtful. A managed to have a…
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5K number 48
5K 48 has been run! I ran race number 48 Wednesday night at Lake Q with the Mystics. We had a good crew show up and very good conditions. I wore my new Saucony Kinvara 5 shoes and felt pretty good. This was my first race and first run in these shoes and I wasn’t…