I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day early this year at Sunday’s St. Patrick’s Day Trail Marathon in NYC (thanks Allstate and Forrest for the tip). This event was part of a new series of free, informal fat *ss style races scheduled on or near all the major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year’s, and Valentine’s day so far, with Easter up next). Held in Van Cortland Park in the Bronx, the website touts them as a healthy alternative to stuffing your face (or, for me, an additional excuse to stuff my face!) [Read more…] about St Pat’s Trail
A better day… (ish)
I haven’t run many road races, but so far the Colchester Half Marathon is easily my favorite. I suppose this is due partly to the character of the race itself and party to how my race went this year. [Read more…] about A better day… (ish)
Captivating Consistency
Isn’t it usual to regard those who appear to see life in tones of either black or white as processing a fundamental flaw or at the very least intolerance? How many times have you been told that life cannot be summed up in such simple terms and that there are inevitable shades of grey? On the annual winter sojourn to Mount Greylock, I discovered that there are occasions when this rule doesn’t necessarily apply, there are instances when ones outlook on life is polarized by a single shade and on this instance everything was white. [Read more…] about Captivating Consistency
Beastly Beginnings:
Holiday Lake 50K++ Top 10
1. Holiday Lake, the first of the 6 races in the Beast that I signed up for …willingly! Yikes! [Read more…] about Beastly Beginnings:
Older? Yes. Wiser? Not so much…
I was just looking back at my first ever race report from an ultra-marathon which was written after my first ultra-marathon, the 2006 Holiday Lake 50K++ Way back then, it was promoted to me by a good friend as an “ideal” first ultra. It was, unquestionably. I, and two other friends experienced Holiday Lake as our first ultra, and life has never been the same. [Read more…] about Older? Yes. Wiser? Not so much…
“Look Kids!! Big Ben, Parliament” – Rhode Island 6 Hour Ultramarathon
Fans of the National Lampoon Vacation films will recognize this homage to the scene from European Vacation when the Griswolds get stuck in a roundabout in London and can’t move to the left to get out. They keep passing the same scenery over and over for hours. This is what I expected from my first foray into a fixed time race. However, it wasn’t as bad as I expected.
Back on Sunday November 14th, I participated in the Rhode Island 6 Hour Ultramarathon and Relay in Warwick, RI. Being busy at work and going on vacation around Thanksgiving, I never finished my race report. So I waited for a slow time on the Bimbler website and resurrected by uncompleted report. So here it is.
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