5th half marathon – done. No rain this year,  which meant sun.  Which was strong at the start.  A bit warm, in the 70’s which made things a bit slower than last year.  But still a good run overall.  I’m struggling with the hydration issue…overdoing it I think.  I get hot and then want to […]

Another successful completion of the Road To The Pogue.  The rain held off, the weather was great.  Cool, cloudy.  I did my best time yet on this course, which was good.  I keep forgetting how challenging it is and so after 4 years, starting to really get to know the course and where I can […]

Yes, it’s been awhile.  I will hopefully get pics from the race added to this at some point.  Pics do exist,  trust me.  Pat and Hal made another trip up for the Shammie Shuffle (I think more so for the post-race nosh at Salt Hill  😉   )  Weather was sunny and cool.  Debated gloves, but […]

Shhh.  Don’t tell Ben.  I do secretly wish sometimes (a very small amount of the time) that we had the interwebs so that I can write more frequently.  I am forced to wait until Fridays when I work at a school that has high speed.  My work computer is woefully slow and outdated and often […]

One week closer to the start of race season.  Started with some speed work last week.  Unfortunately, all of my running is happening on the treadmill at the gym because of the winter weather.  I’m hoping that the snow will stop at some point this weekend and I can get out at least one of the days […]

Day One of training.  AND…it’s a rest day.  I love starting training this way!  Mondays and Fridays will be rest days during my 5k training, depending on my schedule.  I am planning to hit the gym today, regardless, for some elliptical to keep the old legs pumping.  Tomorrow will start the running portion of training.  […]

So another year on this planet runs by.  Yesterday was my 34th birthday and I went for a 5 mile run outside in the snow/slush.  It was very sunny out, cold.  I wore yak-tracks on my sneakers which made it possible to run up and down some hills.  It was a slow run and it […]

It is with much sadness that I report that the Running from Reaper podcast is ending.  I have been running with Nigel for some time now, following him running alongside the canal near where he lives in England.  A regular guy, sharing his thoughts on training, running, bread making, birds, and whatever else catches his […]