Category: Running
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Race: Virginia Run Turkey Trot
Yet another race. I love this race, and the idea of racing on Turkey Day. In fact, this is one of the first races I did way back in the day. It’s now about quadrupled in size, but still a really well run event. Peaced out of the house at 5:30 with the pie I
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Race: Herndon Turkey Trot
32 degrees, no real interest in running it, wind… This was not looking to be a good race. Rolled out to the ole Herndon Community Center, registered, sat for an hour, warmed up with my old friend Jason, and we were off. COLD AS… Really cold places… So cold I had no idea what kind
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I Ranned A Marathon
18 hard weeks of training, over 500 miles, and three pairs of shoes are what it cost me to prepare and complete the Marine Corps Marathon this morning. My goal was 3:10 in order to qualify for Boston next year… I had run a pretty good half in preparation and was able to complete my
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Race: Parks Half Marathon
Today was a good day of racing. Despite hardly being able to walk on Monday, my calf held in there (and didn’t bother me at all, in fact) following three days off in a row. My original goal for the race was 1:30, which would be the equivalent of a 3:10 marathon (my goal), but
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I Have Traced My Neo-Geo
Was doing some routine maintenance on it today when I found a movie flier in it. On the flier, a movie released in 1993, playing in a Newark, NJ, movie theater. I am unable to trace the path it took from there to here, but it’s safe to say that’s where it began its life