Category Archive for: ‘Races’
Are We Having Fun Yet? A Race Recap of the Broad Street Run
On Sunday, May 6, 2012, I ran the Broad Street Run, a 10-mile straight shot down a street called, you guessed it, Broad Street in Philadelphia. Billed as “the country’s oldest 10-miler,” it’s a great race: well organized, flat and slightly downhill course, and enthusiastic, …
Hey, Was That an Elf I Saw Run By? or The Run-n-Retch: A Race Recap of the 2012 St. Luke’s 5k in Allentown, PA
Dear Readers, Well, I did it. I ran my first official 5k race…and it was every bit of an oh-my-gawd-that-sucked-so-bad experience that was promised to me. It was also awesome and exciting and yes a bit elvish. On Sunday, April 29, 2012, I ran the …
There and Back Again: A Race Report of the 2012 Quakertown Rotary 4 Miler
I had one of those “You know you love running when…” moments at 5:30am this past Saturday morning, March 3, 2012. I say this because of the obvious, which is that I got up at 5:30am on a Saturday morning to run. But just to …
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What’s the plan, Stan?
D2E plan is progressing. I am now on my 9th week of more elviness…or less dorkiness…depending on your perspective. In some ways, I am seeing real improvement…e.g., my 400s have gone from low 1:50s to mid 1:40s and my mile repeats have gone from 7:40s …
Other people’s race reports
As I wallow in laziness, I thought I would share a few race reports from the blogs of non-lazy people. These aren’t just random race reports. Come on now, even I have standards. Remember my lady friends I mentioned a few posts back who ran …
It’s all I have to bring today: A race recap of the 2011 Steamtown Marathon—Part 2
The first 13.1 miles of the Steamtown marathon were easy peasy. The temps were cool, the company was great, the course was downhill, and the spectators were AWESOME. Then the second half happened. There was no avoiding the second half really—not if I actually wanted …
It’s all I have to bring today: A race recap of the 2011 Steamtown Marathon—part 1
It’s all I have to bring today—
Rockin’ and Rollin’ and What Not: A Race Recap of the Philadelphia Rock & Roll Half Marathon
“Today I didn’t even have to use my A.K. I got to say it was a good day…” – Ice Cube
Running the Boston Marathon was a lot different than I thought it would be
When I ran the Boston Marathon, it was a strange experience. It wasn’t like any marathon in which I had ever participated. The runners all congregated in the lobby of a large office building many stories tall. In addition to the runners, there were business …
Run for the Red Pocono Marathon Race Recap Part 3
“It’s a dangerous business…going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” from Lord of the Rings—JRR Tolkien. It was mile 15 of the Run for the Red …
Run for the Red Pocono Marathon Race Recap, Part 2
Little by little, one travels far—JRR Tolkien. It was a dark and stormy morning…Ok so seriously. It WAS really foggy and it was drizzling rain when we crossed the start line of the Run for the Red Pocono marathon on May 15, 2011. Jamie, Denise, …
Run for the Red Pocono Marathon Race Recap, Part 1
I heard some runners around me, sparse as they were in numbers, moan about an approaching hill. A woman behind me said to the woman running beside her, “This hill is smaller than the one that’s about a mile ahead.” I thought the other runner …