Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my second 50 Miler went. What: Stone Mill 50 Mile Endurance Run When: Saturday November 15, 2014 6am Where: Gaithersburg, MD Time: 9:37:56 Pace: 11:13 min/mile* Place: 62/260 AG (M40-45) Place: 11/38 *Note: My watch was measuring 1 mile short at both the 24 and…
2014 Oktoberfest Half Marathon Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my second half marathon went. What: Oktoberfest Half Marathon When: Sunday October 26, 2014 9am Where: Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, PA Time: 1:51:42.5 Pace: 8:32 min/mile Place: 123/572 AG (M40-49) Place: 23/59 Total and Complete Epic Fail This was supposed to be a standard, run of…
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 Dirty German 50 Mile Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first 50 Miler went. What: Dirty German 50 Miler When: Sunday May 18, 2014 7:30am Where: Pennypack Park, Philadelphia, PA Time: 9:11:15 Pace: 11:02 min/mile Place: 31/76 AG Place: 7/17 Perspective – Part 1 I’m getting the directions all setup on Friday before the…
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…
Haiku Wednesday – 2/10/16
Worries drift behind Silence is a sound profound Up the trail I flow
2013 Bucks County Marathon Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my third marathon went. What: Bucks County Marathon When: Sunday November 17, 2013 – 9am Where: Washington Crossing, PA up through New Hope Time: 3:32:38 Pace: 8.06 min/mile Place: 39/305 AG Place: 9/32 Pre-Race Activities We were blessed with a late start time (9am vs.…
2013 Dam Full Marathon Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my second marathon went. What: Dam Full Marathon When: Sunday September 15, 2013 – 7am Where: RB Winter State Park Time: 5:25:20 Pace: 12:18 min/mile Place: 21/59 AG Place: 6/12 Pre-Race Activities My wife and I were staying outside Harrisburg Saturday night so had to…
I Feel The Need For Speed
After 9 days of waiting, I finally got my speed workout done this morning. While I was rather anxious about how it would go (fast is a 4 letter word after all), it turned out better than I feared. The workout was on my local high school track with a 2 mile warm-up, 3 mile repeats with…
2013 Delaware Marathon Race Report
Note: I’m posting all my old, pre-blog race reports. Here’s how my first marathon went. What: Christiana Care DE Marathon When: Sunday May 12, 2013 – 7am Where: Wilmington, DE Time: 3:47:43.40 Pace: 8:41 min/mile Place: 159/601 AG Place: 17/37 (Male 40-44) Pre-Race Activities The start/finish and expo was located in Tubman Garrett Riverfront Park, which…