July was a lull in the schedule, with no races until the end of the month. My goal was to avoid heat stroke while continuing build miles over the next couple of months, in order to be ready for some long races in September. I found it enjoyable to turn the Tuesday night fun runsContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: July to September”
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2021 Year in Review: April to June
April brought the start of the race season. First up was the Half Marathon Unplugged, a return to site of my best half marathon to date. This one didn’t go so well, due to both weather and training, though it was far from a disaster. I gained a measure of redemption with an improved performanceContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: April to June”
9/22/21: Sodom Pond Four Mile Run
In starting this post, I feel like I am remiss in writing a race recap without having given a training update for a few weeks. Nevertheless, this is where we are. It turns out that it’s easier to run with a broken wrist than it is to type. My last post was nearly a monthContinue reading “9/22/21: Sodom Pond Four Mile Run”
5/11/21: Adamant Half Marathon
Just two weeks after the Paul Mailman Ten Miler, the next race in the CVR season is the Adamant Half Marathon and Relay, which starts and finishes in the lovely village of Adamant in Calais, Vermont. The course is a figure 8 with an 8-mile loop through East Montpelier followed by a 5.1-mile loop throughContinue reading “5/11/21: Adamant Half Marathon”
9/5/20: CVR Participation Series Adamant Half Marathon
With weeks of preparation in my pocket, and the CVR Participation Race Series coming to an end, I felt ready to go for the final race, the Adamant Half Marathon. My anticipation and excitement for the race only increased in the days beforehand, as a handful of fellow CVR club members popped up on StravaContinue reading “9/5/20: CVR Participation Series Adamant Half Marathon”
9/1/20 Training Update: Adamant About Preparation
I’ve been writing pretty much all summer about the CVR Participation Race series: ten races were cancelled this summer due to Covid-19, and so the club, Central Vermont Runners, said “run the courses anyway and you’ll be entered into a prize raffle.” By the end of July, I had pretty much all of them checkedContinue reading “9/1/20 Training Update: Adamant About Preparation”
7/30/21 Training Update: 111 for the month
We are winding down The Month With No Real Plan, and for someone who often meanders when there is no real plan, I actually have something to show for it. I ran six virtual races in July, ranging from 1 to 10 miles. And today I went on a casual run that, assuming I stickContinue reading “7/30/21 Training Update: 111 for the month”
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