Category: Running
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Pre-Boilermaker Update
A quick check in on the eve (well, almost…) of the 2006 Boilermaker. I’m attending my first Boilermaker expo in a little while. I’m looking forward to some good freebies and making my race day morning a little less hectic by getting my race packet early. Its kinda ironic that me being the only Utica…
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Swamp Rat 2006 10K
Woke up about 6:30 to the sound of rain pouring down. Geez, I hope its not gonna be like Paige’s Butterfly Run a few weeks ago. Normally I’d go and check the radar and see what the weather’s gonna be like, but I figure I’m going either way, so does it really make any difference?…
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Bring that Beat Back
Was pleasantly surprised at my recent birthday (yeah, I’m feeling old again) to receive a new MP3 player and some other useful electronic gadgets from my Amazon.com wishlist. Props to the wife and in-laws for the hook up. The new player is a Samsung YP-F1XB. Features include: Tiny. Its about 3/4th the size of a…
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Paige’s Butterfly Run 2006
Hmm… woke up at 5:30 to the sound of pouring rain. Strolled over to the window; yep. its really coming down. Feels like its gonna be one of those never gonna stop raining type of days. Moved over to the computer to check the radar on weather.com. Yuck, that’s one big cloud stuck over CNY.…
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10k Running Fun
My first 10k for 2006 is now on the books. Last Sunday, I did the Fayetteville 10k Classic. Its a kinda small race, with about 200 runners; but, it was pretty fun, none-the-less. I was pretty familiar with the area and the course from random biking excursions over the years. But, I didn’t remember how…
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Ready to Rock
Just signed up for f’ville 10k and paige’s butterfly runs. The former is next Sunday, the latter is the following Saturday. Gonna be a fun week! Hope the weather is better than than last Sunday. Did 10 miles. When I started off it was gray but brightening up. Mile 2 the sun was shining, and…
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Legs Still Work
If you didn’t notice the big hole in my run log entries for the last few weeks, I’ve been a running hiatus for a few weeks while I was getting a hernia repaired. After freaking out about the operation for a few weeks, the day came and went. Its wasn’t the kind of thing I’d…
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New Kicks…
I’m kicking off 2006 in style, 113.5 miles so far. Figured it was finally time to retire my Y running shoes. A year of torture was enough, hehe. They’re still in pretty good shape visually after about 800 miles; But, the guts are pretty much toast at this point (padding shot, upper in the ankle…
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Running Update
Geez, its been a while since I put a running update. Yesteday, I capped 800 miles year to date. I don’t think I’m gonna make my original goal of 1200 miles for 2005; but, its still gonna be a banner year for fitness for me. The last few weeks, I’ve been putting a little more…
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Boilermaker 2k5
Hmm, before I forget the details, I think its time for a Boilermaker 2005 race update. For those outside of the running loop, the Boilermaker is the largest 15K road race in the US. Its held in my home town, Utica, NY. 2005 was the 28th running of the race and my 3rd. The race…