A couple of months ago I was perusing Facebook, which informed me that one of my friends “liked” the Gunstock Trail Fest, a weekend-long series of trail running races in the Laconia, New Hampshire area. The festival looked interesting, but wasn’t something I was seriously considering. However Katie was looking for a trail race toContinue reading “6/14/21 Training Update: Prepped for Gunstock”
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5/27/21 Training Update: Ready for the Trails
In two days, I am entered to run the 8-mile Infinitus Race. Infinitus is a series of “rugged trail races” presented by The Endurance Society. While I am sure I am underestimating the course, the 8-miler is only one that seems “do-able” to me. The others range from the ridiculous (trail marathon) to the insaneContinue reading “5/27/21 Training Update: Ready for the Trails”
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”
4/24/21: Paul Mailman Ten Miler
What a difference two weeks, or three miles, or 15 degrees (or all of the above) makes. I was looking forward to this year’s Paul Mailman as an opportunity for growth and redemption. Growth in the sense that I would be able to measure continued improvement on this course. As you may remember, my firstContinue reading “4/24/21: Paul Mailman Ten Miler”
1/26/21 “Training” Update: Those Winter Miles
It’s been a couple of weeks since I wrote a blog entry, and a lot longer since I have written a training update. Part of the reason is that I’ve been in a particularly busy and draining time at work. But part of the reason, I’ll admit, is that I’m not really sure what toContinue reading “1/26/21 “Training” Update: Those Winter Miles”
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”
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”
10/4/20: Leaf Peepers Half Marathon
Three races in one week probably isn’t the best way to go about setting personal records, even for someone who hasn’t been running all that long. But, as discussed in my last entry, in lining my training up for a real half marathon in a few weeks, it made sense for me to take onContinue reading “10/4/20: Leaf Peepers Half Marathon”
10/1/20: Leaf Peepers Virtual 5K
The second race in the CVR fall virtual series is the Leaf Peepers 5K. The design of this series is that participants have a two-week window around the originally-scheduled date to complete the race. However, since the Leaf Peepers has both a 5K and a half marathon, the schedule for these two was stretched outContinue reading “10/1/20: Leaf Peepers Virtual 5K”
9/16/20: Sodom Pond Four Mile Virtual Race
This week marked the start of the Fall Virtual Race Series for CVR, encompassing the final seven races of the season. In a departure from the previous series, this time we have a two-week window surrounding the originally scheduled race date. The first race in the series, the Sodom Pond 4-miler, had been scheduled forContinue reading “9/16/20: Sodom Pond Four Mile Virtual Race”
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