Archive for October, 2009

Lunch Time Recovery Run

Decided to pop out during my lunch hour to run an easy couple of miles. Ended up running eight, and despite aggravating a blister from yesterday’s Race for Literacy 10 Miler, I felt surprisingly good. Splits: 8:10 7:36 7:28 7:17 7:06 7:18 7:14 7:18 I’ve noticed it takes a while for me to get into [...]


Race for Literacy 10 Miler

Quick post to record details of yesterday’s tremendous 10 Miler in Suffolk, VA — the 2009 Race for Literacy. If you didn’t venture out to Suffolk for this great race, I would definitely recommend adding it to your calendar for next year. As for my race, going into it I wasn’t sure what to expect. [...]


Soccer Field Six

Another six miles on the soccer fields where I really worked hard in a bold attempt to get fit for some of my upcoming races. Looking forward to the Race for Literacy 10 Miler in Suffolk, VA on Sunday’s 10 Miler. No goal at the moment, but I’ll probably tag on an extended warm-up/cool down [...]


Ten In The Park

Not my best run ever, but good to get in another ten miles. Started off with a couple of slow miles, but still found it difficult to pick up the pace along the Cape Henry Trail. I did notice some odd readings on the Garmin and now that I’ve looked at the GPS track, it [...]