Category: Running
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Race: 2019 Race for Hope 5k
I’m pleased to announce I have a new adult 5k PR of 18:05 (5:50/mi pace). My pacing was perfectly even, but a combination of being a bit tired (hiked the highest peak east of the Mississippi three days prior with Dad – blog post to follow), not following my usual race morning routine, too much beer […]
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Race: Teddy Twilight 3k
2nd race of the year, 2nd win! The Teddy Twilight is a night of racing at the local high school track. Proceeds from the event benefit the high school track team. I forget who told me about the event, but they didn’t attend. It may have been Matt who had to work. I’m glad he […]
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Back to serious
Following Leadville I stopped caring about my athletic endeavors. I ate everything I wanted (often too much), didn’t exercise much (relatively), and put had put on 15lbs by the end of the holiday season. This was much needed for my mind, but I’ve still got a good portion of that weight and my next athletic […]
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Race: Race for Hope 5K
I can still do it! After a walk at last year’s race due to a cycling injury (was lucky to not have another this year… instead I was just missing a bit of skin off my nose – mountain biking is hard), I made it a point to race this year. My preparation was a short run […]
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Being a mature athlete
After being an endurance athlete most of my life, today I realized that I am at last a mature one. This morning when standing up after cleaning the cats’ litter, I did something funky with my knee. It felt as if my ligaments weren’t properly aligned as I brought them to a straight position and […]
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Portland Trail Series (Summer) #3
Trail running is stupid. My stance is firm on this despite a wobbly ankle. Was having a great race (I was with the guy who finished 8th) when halfway in I came to an off-camber, downhill, and sharp turn. It happened in a flash so I don’t know if it was related to a root […]