Subject to change. CVR Races in Bold. Dec 31: New Year’s Eve 5K (virtual) Apr 10: Vermont Unplugged Half Marathon Apr 24: Paul Mailman 10 Mile May 8: Adamant Half Marathon May 15: Barre Town Spring Run 5K (Postponed) May 29: Infinitus 8-mile Trail Race Jun 12: Capital City Stampede 10K (Volunteer) Jun 19: GunstockContinue reading “2021 Race Schedule”
Category Archives: Race
12/31/20: NYE 5K and a First
Ah, the joy of reminiscing about races past! Some have special meanings attached to them. The New Year’s Eve 5K from two years ago is one such race, as it was the first time I became aware of Central Vermont Runners. After the race I looked into the club, discovered the race series, and decidedContinue reading “12/31/20: NYE 5K and a First”
11/8 and 11/15/20: Fallen Leaves #2 and 3
The last two races of 2020 were the final two races of the CVR Fallen Leaves series. Katie and I ran the first of the three on November 1, and though we weren’t quite able to do the official course and we got off to a slow start, I managed to run faster than myContinue reading “11/8 and 11/15/20: Fallen Leaves #2 and 3”
10/31/20 Autumn Onion, 11/1/20 Fallen Leaves 5K
Following the Unplugged Half Marathon, this week was destined to be a recovery week. It actually feels like we are moving into recovery months, as the days are short now and not conducive to longer running. As the snow and ice comes, the sidewalks will be treacherous. Last winter I put a lot of milesContinue reading “10/31/20 Autumn Onion, 11/1/20 Fallen Leaves 5K”
5/23/20: Vermont City Marathon relay substitute
Regular readers of this blog will know that, even before COVID-19 turned our world upside down, I’ve been looking forward to this weekend. The Vermont City Marathon. My best friend Brock and I were planning to run the half-and-half relay. When the race was postponed, I put it on my calendar to run a halfContinue reading “5/23/20: Vermont City Marathon relay substitute”
5/16/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual 10K Race
It seems I just had a post with this exact same title. Methinks CVR could have done a better job of naming these virtual races, in order to keep them all straight. This was an in-between weekend for me. In light of recent lessons about needing rest, I have chosen to dial back my mileageContinue reading “5/16/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual 10K Race”
5/7/20: Faux Corporate Cup
Oh, man, I was looking forward to this one. The Corporate Cup is my race. It was the first 5K I ever ran, back in 2017. 4,000 people in downtown Montpelier inspired me to try running after I had walked a couple of times. It’s one of Montpelier’s biggest parties every year. And every yearContinue reading “5/7/20: Faux Corporate Cup”
5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race
When is a race not a race? When is not-a-race a race? What even is a race anymore? I was thinking of cheating and not writing a “race recap” for this run, because I knew at the start that I wasn’t primed for a race. I didn’t even decide how far to run until theContinue reading “5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race”
4/25/20: CVR Virtual Race / Not-the-Paul Mailman 10 Miler
This week was to be the Paul Mailman 10-mile race in Montpelier, which at press time has been postponed and not cancelled. Recognizing that there would be people who wanted to run a virtual version, CVR added a 10-mile option for week two of the Social Distancing Race series. I for one have been planningContinue reading “4/25/20: CVR Virtual Race / Not-the-Paul Mailman 10 Miler”
4/18/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual Race, 5K
I was surprised last week with the news that, to somewhat compensate for all of the race cancellations that are now stretching into the summer, Central Vermont Runners initiated virtual race series, that will stretch for 8 weeks into early June. This is a no-cost, social distancing fun run, with results “verified” via your StravaContinue reading “4/18/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual Race, 5K”
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