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”
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10/12/20 Training Update
It is mid-October, the leaves have turned here in Vermont and are dropping to the ground. Suddenly it feels like this strange running season is coming to a close, and it will close similarly to the way it opened, with an “in-person” half marathon. Of course, we weren’t qualifying races as “in person” back inContinue reading “10/12/20 Training Update”
9/21/20 Training Update: Streets = Miles & Hills
Now that I am betwixt races, and finding running in the woods less satisfying than it was during the summer due to poor visibility, the Map Project (f/k/a the Streets Project) has kicked into a higher gear. And much to my surprise, I suddenly seem to be just a handful of runs from the end.Continue reading “9/21/20 Training Update: Streets = Miles & Hills”
9/15/20 Training Update: It’s Still Virtual Season
The Adamant Half Marathon marked the end of the Central Vermont Runners Participation Series of virtual races replacing those cancelled during the summer. And as we head into fall, it’s now time to replace the races scheduled for the rest of the year. CVR has announced the Fall Virtual Race series to cover the handfulContinue reading “9/15/20 Training Update: It’s Still Virtual Season”
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”
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