While you never know what type of weather you’re gonna get in the middle of January in the Mid-Atlantic, it’s a safe bet that warm will not be part of it. This usually isn’t a big deal for me, yet for some reason I couldn’t figure out what to wear for the race. The complicating…
2018 Phunt 50K Preview
My 2018 “race” season starts Saturday at the Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area in Elkton, MD. I throw quotes in there because while I will be wearing a bib, I won’t really be racing at Phunt. It’s kinda tough to be in race shape after only a couple weeks of increased training volumes. So…
2017 Year in Review
I’m more of a looking forward type of person than someone who dwells on the past. That’s probably why I posted my 2018 schedule before I got around to how I think this year went. But if you’re going to grow and improve, then you need to review and critique your performances. I came into the…
2017 Phunt 50K Race Report
I really need to stop setting time goals for myself. I had gotten it into my mind that this was a race that I could PR despite the facts that I’m now 2 years older than I was back then and logging fewer miles (366 miles over past 10 weeks vs. 455) these days. So…
2017 Phunt 50K Preview
I’m heading back to Elkton, MD this weekend to tackle the Phunt 50K which I ran last year (preview and race report). There is also offer a 25K option, which Kate is doing. The race is very popular (500 runners) and typically sells out months in advance. They already have the 2018 race registration open. It started…
2015 MD HEAT 50K Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my third 50k went. What: MD Heat 50k When: Saturday August 8, 2015 7am Where: Elkridge, MD Time: 6:44:21 Place: 17 of 51 (includes 11 DNFs) Pre-Game The race was held in Patapsco State Park about 8 miles southwest of Baltimore. Runners weren’t allowed to park…
2014 Blues Cruise 50k Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first trip to Blue Marsh Lake went. What: Blues Cruise 50K When: Sunday October 5, 2014 8:30am Where: Blue Marsh Lake, Reading, PA Time: 5:46:15 Pace: 11:14 min/mile Place: 122/275 AG (Masters) Place: 47/102 Westward Ho Sunday morning I drove 75 minutes west to…
2014 Ironmasters Challenge 50K Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first ultra went. What: Ironmasters Challenge 50K (31 miles for the metric challenged) When: Sunday April 27, 2014 7:30am Where: Pine Grove Furnace State Park, PA Time: 6:23:41 Pace: 12:21 min/mile Place: 26/123 AG Place: 9/31 Pre-Race Activities My wife and I stayed at…
Phunt 50K Race Report
What: Phunt 50K When: January 16, 2016 9:00am Where: Elkton, MD Distance: 50k (31 miles) Time: 6:19:42 (12:15 pace) Place: 53rd of ??? overall What a thoroughly enjoyable race. A lot of that is attributable to the great weather (mid-40s, sunny), but the race organization and course also made it a lot of fun. The…
Phunt 50K Preview
This is gonna leave a mark. I’m not really sure what I was thinking when I signed up for a mid-January 50K. It may have been that a nice long run would be a good way to kick off C&O Canal 100 training. Or maybe that a 50K in the middle of winter would be…