In many ways, this race is very similar to the Moosalamoo “Baby Moose” race a couple of months ago: similar distance, some hills, mixed terrain. But in every way, this one turned out quite different. This was the second year in a row that Katie and I signed up for this race. But circumstances happenedContinue reading “9/10/22: Groton Forest 15-mile Trail Race”
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9/3/22: Northfield 5K
This was my second time entering this as a live race. The first time, in 2019, was my second race after my broken ankle. In between I ran this course for two virtual races in 2020. I was set to participate last year, but broke my arm instead. I looked forward to this race; NorthfieldContinue reading “9/3/22: Northfield 5K”
8/18/22: Berlin Pond 5 Miler
Another race I wasn’t sure what to expect from. The 2022 Berlin Pond 5 Mile race fell just a few days after I ran 27 miles at Six Hours on Lovers Lane. Right off the top, this doesn’t sound like the circumstance to run a great race. That said, I felt surprisingly strong in theContinue reading “8/18/22: Berlin Pond 5 Miler”
7/30/22: Moosalamoo “Baby Moose”
In life, there’s a distinction to be made between things not going right, and things going wrong. If things don’t go right, nothing really bad happens, but nothing good happens either. If things go wrong, something bad happens. Maybe more than one “something bad.” A good recent race example of the former would be theContinue reading “7/30/22: Moosalamoo “Baby Moose””
7/9/22: Bear Swamp Race
Next up in the CVR race series, the Bear Swamp race in Middlesex. This was a good three-week break following the Birdland 5K. My injury problems were lessening, but still there, and there were good days in bad days. In particular, my lower right leg inflammation often bothered if I didn’t take ibuprofen before aContinue reading “7/9/22: Bear Swamp Race”
June 18, 2022: Birdland Trail 5K
For my first race, post-marathon, I chose one almost literally in my back yard: the Birdland 5K at North Branch Park, sponsored by Onion River Outdoors. The marathon left me with a painful IT band and lower right leg inflammation – more accurately, training for the marathon started these problems – so I took someContinue reading “June 18, 2022: Birdland Trail 5K”
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”
4/23/22: Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race
Back in 2019, when I first started running and I didn’t know any other runners, figuring out a race schedule was easy. I just looked at the CVR race schedule and ran what I could. Three years on I have not only several friends who are running a variety of races, but the social mediaContinue reading “4/23/22: Sleepy Hollow Mountain Race”
3/27/22: Kaynor’s Sap Run
I was ambivalent about this race in the weeks leading up. On the one hand, this is an “old friend” race; in this case, the first 10K I ever ran, back in 2019. On the other hand: it’s an hour from Montpelier, gas is really expensive, it was supposed to be snowy and windy, theContinue reading “3/27/22: Kaynor’s Sap Run”
2021 Year in Review: October to December
Oof! It’s been a minute since I wrote my last update. Here’s the 2021 finale. After a lost September, I started October with a seven-mile run, and was basically back to my normal running schedule. Early in the month I swapped out my hard cast for a removable soft one, which made everything that muchContinue reading “2021 Year in Review: October to December”
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