Equine Hunting on the Quinimay Trail
Where are the horses? Ultrarunning advice is not to do anything new on race day, so I set out to run with horses on the Quinimay Trail. [Read more…] about Equine Hunting on the Quinimay Trail
Along the Trail of GUs – Bear Mountain 50 Mile
5:00 AM Start. Last shuttle to the Start from parking area is 4:15 AM. Okay, that means I need to leave my house by 2:00 AM. Get everything ready the night before and a 1:30 wake up it is. I awoke when I heard my teenage son go to bed at 1:15. Ironic, as youth goes to bed, maturity awakes to take on a 50 mile race in the mountains. Well I said mature not smart. [Read more…] about Along the Trail of GUs – Bear Mountain 50 Mile
Bounce Runs Like A Girl in Philly
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All right, don’t get your panties all in a knot. I know that most of you woman are faster than me, especially on the road. Before you start emailing me or calling me, read my report and see why I ran like a girl. [Read more…] about Bounce Runs Like A Girl in Philly
Hankering For Cheese in Philadelphia
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While running the Philadelphia Marathon I see the half marathon finish to the right and the rest of the marathon continues to the left. To “Mile 14” it says. I was kind of wishing I had done the half. I looked up and I was behind a woman who had a shirt on that said, “Will Run For Cheese”. [Read more…] about Hankering For Cheese in Philadelphia
Stone Cat 50 Race Report 2009
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As I was leaving my driveway on the Friday night before the Stone Cat 50 Miler, I said to Gretchen, lets zero the trip odometer on the car and really see where 50 miles is. Running mostly in the trails, its hard to quantify that distance in my head. You know, a lot of loops, out and backs, varied terrain, you get the picture. A couple of years back in Scranton,PA at the Steamtown Marathon, I drove to the start of that marathon to drive the route with Gretchen. It was the first time I drove the route of a point to point marathon. Wow, it was long. I really got a sense of the distance we travel. So, traveling up I-91 the odometer is clicking away. We reach Hartford, we are not at 50 miles yet. We turn onto I-84 East and head all the way to Manchester, near the Buckland Hills Mall, and the odometer finally hits 50 miles. Holy ***t, this is far. I know 50 miles is far, but “BLAM”, reality check. [Read more…] about Stone Cat 50 Race Report 2009