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”
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12/31/22: New Years Eve 5K
Most races are a race against time. This one turned out to be a race against Tim. Astute readers may recall from last year’s NYE race, or more recently the final Fallen Leaves 5K in November, that CVR veteran Tim Noonan and I have found ourselves to be very competitive with each other at thisContinue reading “12/31/22: New Years Eve 5K”
11/24/22: Turkey Trot 4 Hope
After a two-year hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Turkey Trot 4 Hope returned for Thanksgiving 2022. I enjoyed this race in 2019, as a nice kickoff to the busy holiday weekend. My expectations for this race were a bit different than the first time around. In 2019 I was coming off my firstContinue reading “11/24/22: Turkey Trot 4 Hope”
11/19/22: Fallen Leaves #3
When last we spoke, I had just run the second race in the Fallen Leaves series, and basically tied my 5K personal record with a time of either 24:12 (Strava) or 24:15 (CVR). It was a pretty good result, but left some unfinished business. You see, I set my PR in the first Fallen LeavesContinue reading “11/19/22: Fallen Leaves #3”
11/12/22: Fallen Leaves #2
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”
11/5/22: Fallen Leaves 5K
It’s November, so it must be time for the CVR Fallen Leaves races. This is a fun series of 5Ks held the first three Saturdays of November. They are low key, but the entry is $5 and the course is flat and fast. Almost every time I’ve run this race, except for the last time,Continue reading “11/5/22: Fallen Leaves 5K”
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”
10/8/22: Brookfield Oktoberfest 5K
This one was on a bit of a whim. With the Bolton Valley race, my “serious” race season for 2022 came to a close. I plan to do the Fallen Leaves 5K races in November, but other than that it’s time to chill for a bit. Katie, on the other hand, has been frustrated byContinue reading “10/8/22: Brookfield Oktoberfest 5K”
10/2/22: Bolton Valley Three Peaks Challenge
This is a race I was looking forward to since it was announced a few months back: Bolton Valley ski resort, where Katie and I have held season passes for the past few years, was going to host a 20K race up and down each of its three ski peaks. What an opportunity to reallyContinue reading “10/2/22: Bolton Valley Three Peaks Challenge”
9/21/22: Sodom Pond
The fall race season moves on. Next up, the Sodom Pond Four Mile race in the funky little village of Adamant. This is another CVR mainstay. I think of Sodom Pond as the little sibling to the Berlin Pond Five Miler. They are very similar: midweek races that start off going up and down aContinue reading “9/21/22: Sodom Pond”
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