This one was a win for the algorithm. Sometime early in 2024, a race ad came across my Facebook feed, as has happened many times in recent years. “Announcing the Roma Half Marathon.” As readers of this blog are aware, Katie and I love a good destination race. Readers may not know that I loveContinue reading “10/20/24: Rome Half Marathon”
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5/5/24: Maine Coast Marathon
After four months of training, race day finally arrived, with pretty much ideal running conditions. Mostly cloudy skies, temperatures in the low 50s, no rain. This of course was my biggest concern for the whole race. After getting burned by heat and sunshine the past two years, I really wanted comfortable weather for my nextContinue reading “5/5/24: Maine Coast Marathon”
3/11/24: Time for an Update
2023 turned out to be not-the-bloggiest year for me. I’m planning to change that for 2024. First on the agenda, training updates. In January I registered to run my second marathon, the Maine Coast Marathon in Wells, Maine. Pretty much as soon as my first marathon ended in 2022 I knew I wanted to runContinue reading “3/11/24: Time for an Update”
8/13/22: Six Hours on Lovers Lane
A different sort of race. Run the same loop over and over as many times as you can over the course of six hours. Whoever runs the most laps wins. Is this a test of one’s mental and physical fortitude, or a guaranteed descent into madness? Only one way to find out. Last year myContinue reading “8/13/22: Six Hours on Lovers Lane”
5/29/22: Vermont City Marathon
Two and a half years after I signed up, with my initial relay plans kiboshed and multiple delays due to the (still ongoing) Covid pandemic, the day finally came: Vermont City Marathon. Initially this was supposed to be a buddy relay with my friend Brock. When he couldn’t make it, I turned it into theContinue reading “5/29/22: Vermont City Marathon”
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