As far as virtual races go, this one is extremely virtual. And yet also quite rewarding. A few weeks ago I saw an ad on Facebook for the Whiskey Run 5K virtual race. Basically if you click on one of these things, you’ll see ads for all of them. I clicked on one a fewContinue reading “6/13/20: Whiskey Run 5K Virtual Race”
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6/6/20: CVR 10K “Not Exactly Redemption” Virtual Race
Five weeks ago I ran a 10K race for the CVR series. I wasn’t incredibly-well prepared, particularly due to tired legs and warm temps, and recorded a disappointing time of over 58 minutes. I’ve run a couple more 10Ks in the past few weeks, one of which I set a new PR on, and oneContinue reading “6/6/20: CVR 10K “Not Exactly Redemption” Virtual Race”
5/30/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Trail “Race”
I put “race” in quotation marks, because (as with others) the race signup was really just a vehicle to make sure I committed to the run. This was for all intents and purposes a fun run with some training elements. To the extent that the Social Distancing series is competitive, there was no way thatContinue reading “5/30/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Trail “Race””
5/23/20: Vermont City Marathon relay substitute
Regular readers of this blog will know that, even before COVID-19 turned our world upside down, I’ve been looking forward to this weekend. The Vermont City Marathon. My best friend Brock and I were planning to run the half-and-half relay. When the race was postponed, I put it on my calendar to run a halfContinue reading “5/23/20: Vermont City Marathon relay substitute”
5/16/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual 10K Race
It seems I just had a post with this exact same title. Methinks CVR could have done a better job of naming these virtual races, in order to keep them all straight. This was an in-between weekend for me. In light of recent lessons about needing rest, I have chosen to dial back my mileageContinue reading “5/16/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual 10K Race”
5/11/20 Training Update: What Exactly is Rest?
The pattern here at Joe’s Running Blog has been to provide a training update on Thursday and a race update on Monday. Last Thursday, however, I did a race update. And today, Monday, I’m writing a training update. It’s a pandemic, folks. There are no rules! As the title implies, this is a post aboutContinue reading “5/11/20 Training Update: What Exactly is Rest?”
5/7/20: Faux Corporate Cup
Oh, man, I was looking forward to this one. The Corporate Cup is my race. It was the first 5K I ever ran, back in 2017. 4,000 people in downtown Montpelier inspired me to try running after I had walked a couple of times. It’s one of Montpelier’s biggest parties every year. And every yearContinue reading “5/7/20: Faux Corporate Cup”
5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race
When is a race not a race? When is not-a-race a race? What even is a race anymore? I was thinking of cheating and not writing a “race recap” for this run, because I knew at the start that I wasn’t primed for a race. I didn’t even decide how far to run until theContinue reading “5/3/20: CVR Social Distancing 10K Virtual Race”
4/25/20: CVR Virtual Race / Not-the-Paul Mailman 10 Miler
This week was to be the Paul Mailman 10-mile race in Montpelier, which at press time has been postponed and not cancelled. Recognizing that there would be people who wanted to run a virtual version, CVR added a 10-mile option for week two of the Social Distancing Race series. I for one have been planningContinue reading “4/25/20: CVR Virtual Race / Not-the-Paul Mailman 10 Miler”
4/18/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual Race, 5K
I was surprised last week with the news that, to somewhat compensate for all of the race cancellations that are now stretching into the summer, Central Vermont Runners initiated virtual race series, that will stretch for 8 weeks into early June. This is a no-cost, social distancing fun run, with results “verified” via your StravaContinue reading “4/18/20: CVR Social Distancing Virtual Race, 5K”
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