Category: running

Race #140 5k #49 2018 Race #1 2017 5k #1 Greenville News Run Downtown 5k #6 After the unsuccessful PR effort at Jingle Jingle back in December, I briefly entertained another PR attempt here since I was already registered, emphasis on briefly. Instead, I shifted my focus, as planned to half marathon training since the…

Also known as the race that didn’t happen. After my experience last year I was sure that I would run this race every year, make it a holiday habit like the TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k. After this year’s experience, I scour race listings to find another race with which to kick off the new year.…

Race #139 5k #48 2017 Race #21 2017 5k #5 Hilton Head Jingle Jingle 5k #3 Like I mentioned last year, I planned and executed a dedicated training plan for this race in the hopes that I would make my 5k PR not so much of an anomaly and try to PR. This course could…

Race #138 8k #12 2017 Race #20 2017 8k #1 TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #8 So…before I get to the recap of today’s race, I have to admit that for the first time since I started running, I did not write a recap of a race that I ran. Last Saturday Mom and I ran…

A little over a week ago, I ran my 43rd half marathon. Sometime in the midst of the run a recurring thought popped into my head, the thought of wanting to be done already. This thought and others like it occur fairly often during runs of all types, not just races. Why do I do…

Race #136 Half Marathon #43 South Carolina Half Marathon #31 2017 Race #18 2017 Half Marathon #8 Spinx Run Fest Half Marathon #4 I almost forgot about this race. After Chicago, my mindset shifted first to recovery and then to building up for a 5k PR training cycle. (I’m finally devoting an entire training cycle…

An introspective person by nature, I spend copious amounts of time after a race (or pretty much anything for that matter) reviewing and reflecting upon my performance. After my tenth marathon, with a time that met my C goal but nothing more, I have plenty to reflect upon and learn from regardless of how pleased…

Race #135 Marathon #10 State #7 Illinois Marathon #1 2017 Race #18 2017 Marathon #2 Chicago Marathon #1 Marathon Major #1 I enjoyed this race so much. Going into this race I had three goals A (extreme reach) – BQ – sub 3:35 B (reasonable reach) – Chicago Qualify – sub 3:45 C (reasonable goal)…

This coming Sunday, I will run my tenth marathon, a milestone deserving some reflection. When I tell people about my upcoming milestone marathon, they speculate that I must have been running for a while. In some respects, I have dedicated quite a bit of time to running. In other respects, I have called myself a…

Race #134 Half Marathon #42 North Carolina Half Marathon #7 2017 Race #17 2017 Half Marathon #7 Race 13.1 Charlotte Half Marathon #1 I had no intention of running another half marathon two weeks out from Chicago. Then I registered for 13.1 Greenville and got sucked in with the offer of additional bling. If I…