For the second year in a row*, I returned to the site of my Very First MarathonTM to participate as a member of a relay team. This time it was a four-person team put together by my baseball teammate Dan Winters, along with two of his co-workers at the Vermont State University. Dan and IContinue reading “5/25/25: Vermont City Marathon Relay”
Tag Archives: 10K
10/28/23: Haunted Island 10K
Our trip to Bermuda in January made Katie and I realize that running is a great excuse to travel. Find a fun race in a fun place and go. Ideally also build in some time for being a tourist. The Haunted Island race idea was slightly inverted. I follow a blog called Uni-Watch, which isContinue reading “10/28/23: Haunted Island 10K”
4/14/24 Training Update, and Kaynors Sap Run
I’ve officially completed 15 weeks of the 18-week training plan, and things are going fairly well. Yesterday was the last long run of the cycle. And now we’re on to taper for three weeks before the race on May 5. This is my second marathon. For the first one in 2022 I followed a 12-weekContinue reading “4/14/24 Training Update, and Kaynors Sap Run”
1/13 – 1/15/23: Bermuda Triangle Challenge
A few months ago I was scrolling Strava, as I do far too much during any given day, and came across a person in the CVR feed who posted a run in Bermuda. Having never been to Bermuda, I was struck by how much of the island his fairly shortish run covered. “I bet aContinue reading “1/13 – 1/15/23: Bermuda Triangle Challenge”
4/23/22: Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race
Back in 2019, when I first started running and I didn’t know any other runners, figuring out a race schedule was easy. I just looked at the CVR race schedule and ran what I could. Three years on I have not only several friends who are running a variety of races, but the social mediaContinue reading “4/23/22: Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race”
3/27/22: Kaynor’s Sap Run
I was ambivalent about this race in the weeks leading up. On the one hand, this is an “old friend” race; in this case, the first 10K I ever ran, back in 2019. On the other hand: it’s an hour from Montpelier, gas is really expensive, it was supposed to be snowy and windy, theContinue reading “3/27/22: Kaynor’s Sap Run”
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”
7/14/20: CVR Participation Series Capital City Stampede
One thing I am learning this summer: CVR really likes the Montpelier Bike Path. Last year I started running Tuesday Fun Runs on the bike path. The Fallen Leaves 5Ks run up and down the bike path. The Paul Mailman races go up and down the bike path. And the Capital City Stampede? Yep, theContinue reading “7/14/20: CVR Participation Series Capital City Stampede”
6/6/20: CVR 10K “Not Exactly Redemption” Virtual Race
Five weeks ago I ran a 10K race for the CVR series. I wasn’t incredibly-well prepared, particularly due to tired legs and warm temps, and recorded a disappointing time of over 58 minutes. I’ve run a couple more 10Ks in the past few weeks, one of which I set a new PR on, and oneContinue reading “6/6/20: CVR 10K “Not Exactly Redemption” Virtual Race”
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