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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”

4/11/20: Half Marathon Unplugged Unplugged

The second race in my 2020 COVID Non-Race Series was the Half Marathon Unplugged. Originally scheduled for Colchester, Winooski and Burlington, and to finish at a brewery, I ran it instead in Montpelier and finished at my house. (As of press time, this race is technically postponed and not cancelled outright. But, depending on howContinue reading “4/11/20: Half Marathon Unplugged Unplugged”

3/22/20: Not the Kaynor’s Sap Run

As mentioned last time, the COVID-19 Coronavirus disease has been overtaking the planet, and unprecedented measures are being taken to limit the opportunities for people to infect others with this highly contagious disease. As a result, Vermont basically shut down in mid March, and all races for a few months have been postponed or outrightContinue reading “3/22/20: Not the Kaynor’s Sap Run”