George ‘the Baron’ Papuga ran the Cape Cod marathon on October 31st and finished in 5:42:42. In the grand scheme of things his time didn’t break any records, but George has pulled himself back following knee surgery earlier in the year. Bravo George!
How to Push Past the Pain, as the Champions Do
In the New York Times Today:
HEALTH
How to Push Past the Pain, as the Champions Do
By GINA KOLATA
Published: October 18, 2010
“Mental tenacity” separates “the mortals and immortals in running,” an expert said. Some can be so focused as to ignore the saliva on their faces.
Wineglass Marathon
This years Wineglass Marathon took place on October 3 and running the race was Clark and Jan Oudemool (aka, Chipper’s Dad). Clark romped home in 3:52:45; while Jan, running what is believed to be only his second marathon, finished in 4:16:05. Despite achieving a Boston qualification, Jan is alleged to have said ‘never again’ – yeah right, we’ve all heard that before! 😉
Full results can be found here
Niantic Half Marathon
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Barefoot Guth ran an ‘almost back to full form’ half marathon on Sunday September 26 at the Niantic Half. Starting steady and gradually turning up the pace with a five finger shuffle she crossed the line third overall in the woman’s race and second in her age group. [Read more…] about Niantic Half Marathon
NJ Trail Series “Makes Running Fun”
I stumbled upon this series last year while looking for some races closer to home. Rick McNulty started this series with a goal in mind. “The goal of the NJ Trail Series is to make running FUN again”. The best part of it is that most of the events are within a two hour drive from most of us, give or take a little. It started with a couple of Fat Ass events and some races, to a year round series that has something for everyone. He has short trail races, an ultra running festival with distances up to 100 miles, and timed events. Well, the timed event is for the running masochist in us all. [Read more…] about NJ Trail Series “Makes Running Fun”
North Cove Outfitters Presents Radical Reels
In the past several Bimbler’s have attended these presentations and enjoyed the show. Below are details of the latest offering called The Radical Reels Tour, which hopefully will be of sufficient interest to make it into a mini road trip to see.
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