Today I decided to take the day off from running. It’s not a decision I came to easily, because I have fanciful thoughts about making Thursday speed training days. But I felt cruddy all day – sort of like the vaccine hangover, only without a vaccine shot – plus it was raining all day andContinue reading “Tonight’s Run: 8/19/21”
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8/12/21: Berlin Pond 5Miler
This day brought the opportunity to relive another race that I had only done once before, and under less-favorable circumstances. The Berlin Pond Five Mile Run was the first race I ran in coming back from my broken ankle in 2019. My modest goal for that race was to finish in under 50 minutes, orContinue reading “8/12/21: Berlin Pond 5Miler”
8/10/21 Training Update: Speed as a Goal
It’s been a minute since I’ve written a training update, but we are getting into a pattern of more frequent races with CVR, and there are a couple of more challenging races in September that suddenly aren’t so far away. So instead of just eating miles I am starting to plan my runs with aContinue reading “8/10/21 Training Update: Speed as a Goal”
7/31/21: Barre Heritage Festival 5K Trail Run
There was no Barre Heritage Festival again this year, due to Covid-19, but Central Vermont Runners did continue the live racing season with a return of the 5K trail race at Millstone Hill. Last year I ran this as a virtual race with Katie and Tara. That was a comedy of errors, as Tara andContinue reading “7/31/21: Barre Heritage Festival 5K Trail Run”
Today’s Run: Gallison Hill (July 23, 2021)
I made the choice today to get up early and do a longish run. I wanted to do the loop down the new part of the bike path, up Gallison Hill Road, then back via Towne Hill Road and Main Street. I’ve run this loop, in the other direction, as a part of my MontpelierContinue reading “Today’s Run: Gallison Hill (July 23, 2021)”
Today’s Run: July 19, 2021
Today was a good day to run. The weather was favorable, with a temperature in the low 70’s and overcast covering most of the late afternoon sun. The weather tells me that the humidity was 80%, but it didn’t feel oppressive at all to me. After loading up on miles at the beginning of lastContinue reading “Today’s Run: July 19, 2021”
Today’s Run: July 12, 2021
Welcome to a new feature on Joe’s Running Blog: Today’s Run. I find that with races spread out and not a lot of “training” training to talk about, the content is getting a little thin here. My idea with Today’s Run is to write shorter posts, but more frequently. And hopefully to highlight that runningContinue reading “Today’s Run: July 12, 2021”
6/26/21: Bear Swamp Race
I wasn’t 100% sure I would run this race, landing as it did just a week after the Gunstock TrailFest, but I was feeling good so I decided to sign up for the 2021 Bear Swamp Run, and Katie signed up with me. The Bear Swamp is usually run the week after July 4, butContinue reading “6/26/21: Bear Swamp Race”
6/20/21: Gunstock TrailFest 10K
Day Two of the Gunstock TrailFest was Loop Day. On this day, several races occurred simultaneously on the same 10K loop: 80K, 50K, 30K and 10K. The longer races consisted of more laps around the route. Katie and I, fresh off a 10K climb to the top of Gunstock Mountain the day before, were signedContinue reading “6/20/21: Gunstock TrailFest 10K”
6/19/21: Gunstock TrailFest 10K Peak-to-Peak
We celebrated Katie’s birthday with a weekend in the lovely Lakes Region of Vermont to participate in the Gunstock TrailFest. There are approximately ten races over the two days. Saturday included a 5K, with or without dogs, a kids run, a 1.5-mile race to the top of Gunstock Mountain, and our race, a 10K Peak-to-PeakContinue reading “6/19/21: Gunstock TrailFest 10K Peak-to-Peak”
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