This is a week of seconds – the second Fallen Leaves race of the series, how a matter of seconds defines the finish. Katie was away with family duties this weekend, so I ran this one without her. It promised to be a different race than last week. The temperature was pretty much the sameContinue reading “11/12/22: Fallen Leaves #2”
Tag Archives: Montpelier
10/30/22: Autumn Onion 5K
Preparation for this race is less about training and more about getting together a good costume. Onion River Outdoors, the sporting goods company, organizes this race every year for the Sunday before Halloween. The competition is more about the costumes than it is about the running. As such, it’s been one of my more successfulContinue reading “10/30/22: Autumn Onion 5K”
Today’s Run: Christmas Luminaries (12/24/21)
Covid-19 continues to wield influence over our everyday lives, even as we are about to move into 2022. One such aspect is family get-togethers, holiday or otherwise. At one point not too long ago, I was considering heading to Maine on Christmas Eve to spend a couple of days with my father. But the suddenContinue reading “Today’s Run: Christmas Luminaries (12/24/21)”
Today’s Run: Seasonally Dark
December. Temperatures are getting colder, precipitation is getting firmer, and skies are dark at 4:30. It’s treadmill season for a lot of people in Vermont, and I can’t say that I blame them. I also can’t join them, for I do not have access to a treadmill at the moment. Sometimes the motivation to getContinue reading “Today’s Run: Seasonally Dark”
11/20/21: Fallen Leaves #3
The 2021 race season came to an end (I think) with the third Fallen Leaves 5K of the year. In race #1 I maintained my streak of running each race faster than the one before. I missed race #2 due to the Race For DFL. The latter race would have an impact on my chaseContinue reading “11/20/21: Fallen Leaves #3”
11/6/21: Fallen Leaves 5K #1
The past few years I have noticed October being unseasonably warm. And also the last few years I have noticed a rapid transition to colder temperatures in November. I remember this most because the Fallen Leaves races have been accompanied by cold temperatures and sometimes snow. The 2019 races in particular featured Arctic weather. TheContinue reading “11/6/21: Fallen Leaves 5K #1”
10/22/20: Completing the Map Project
I’ve mentioned a couple of times previously that at some point this summer I landed on a goal of running every street in Montpelier before the quarantine or the year 2020 ended, whichever comes first. (I’ve got my money on 2020 in that bet.) After I first made the decision, I started filling in theContinue reading “10/22/20: Completing the Map Project”
8/18/20 Training Update: The Streets Project Part 1
A while ago a guy who is in the CVR group on Strava posted a run, which he labeled as the last road to fill in the map. He had made it his project to run every road in the town of Middlesex. There aren’t actually a ton of roads in Middlesex, but most ofContinue reading “8/18/20 Training Update: The Streets Project Part 1”
8/3/20 Training Update: That 15-mile Run
When last we spoke, I mentioned doing a training run for the Adamant Half Marathon. It was a 5-mile loop that could either be the start or the finish of the race. It was a nice run to familiarize myself with the course and the terrain, but not the kind of miles that will helpContinue reading “8/3/20 Training Update: That 15-mile Run”
7/18/20: CVR Participation Series Paul Mailman 10 Mile Race
For my next race in the CVR Participation Series, I went for another bite at the Paul Mailman Ten Miler. You may recall that this was my first-ever long race last year. You may also recall that I ran the course in honor of the cancelled race in April. Now taking it on for aContinue reading “7/18/20: CVR Participation Series Paul Mailman 10 Mile Race”
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