First Landing State Park
Survived The Seashore Nature Trail 50K
Well, it wasn’t pretty, but I managed to survive the inaugural Seashore Nature Trail 50K and just about hold on for a new 50K PR. The weather conditions weren’t ideal and made for a real slog in the rain-soaked Cape Henry Trail at First Landing State Park. My only real goals heading into the race [...]
Seashore Nature Trail 50k
Just 24 hours to go to the Seashore Nature Trail 50K. Current weather conditions look challenging at best, but I’m definitely looking forward to my first foray into the official ultramarathon world. Latest forecast: temperatures will be in the low to mid 40s during the night/early morning, but then getting colder and dropping into the [...]
Interesting Weekend – Beach Ford 5k And A Marathon Training Run
Somewhat last minute (i.e. a couple of hours before the race), I decided to run the All American Beach Ford 5k — a well established event put on by the Kingston Elementary PTA in the Kings Grant subdivision of Virginia Beach. I was planning a Saturday morning 5 or 6 miler anyway, so figured a [...]
Blister On The Cape Henry Trail
Cut short my run this evening due to an annoying blister which began to develop during Sunday’s Race for Literacy 10 Miler. Not sure if it’s due to running more on asphalt and less on grass, but it started to get uncomfortable around the third mile of a planned ten miler so I decided to [...]
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 [...]
McMillan Custom Marathon Plan: Week 17 Day 7
Week 17, Day 7 Phase: Marathon Workout: Long, Steady Run: 20 to 24 miles Purpose: Build Endurance and leg resistance to fatigue Much better run than last Sunday; a 20 miler at an average pace of 7:23 per mile. The plan called for 20 to 24 miles, but after being sick this week I didn’t [...]
