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Wednesday Workout: I Ran, I Ran So Far Away

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Well, if I’m honest, it wasn’t “that far away”, but it was probably double the mileage I anticipated covering tonight. The weather was fantastic again today - temperatures in […]


Tidewater Striders Distance Series 20k

Today was the day for the first event in the Tidewater Striders Distance Series - a 3 race series designed to be used as a tune up for a Spring marathon. The 20k race consists of 2 x 10k loops on Fort Story Army Base - home to both old and new Cape Henry […]


I Fixed My Garmin Forerunner 305 Heart Rate Monitor

Well, after several months of being without my heart rate monitor during training and races, I finally (with the help of the GarminF Yahoo! Group) got it to work again! Sometime over the summer (I’m not exactly sure when), my heart rate monitor strap stopped transmitting data to the Forerunner 305 receiver worn on my […]


Cold & Windy Six Miler

Had an enjoyable run tonight despite the cold and windy conditions. After running a couple of errands after work, I was almost tempted to run on the treadmill, but decided to get outside and face mother nature head on instead. I layered up on top (short sleeve base layer, Brooks fleece and Brooks lightweight […]


Hair of the Dog 5k

What a fun race and a great way to start a new year - just the motivation needed to get myself back on track for the upcoming running season. The cleverly named Hair of the Dog 5k was due to start at 10:00am, so that left plenty of time to wake up, have breakfast […]


And The Winner Is…

The winner of my $15 Road ID competition is Lisa, with her inspired prediction of 18:40:30. Many congratulations Lisa! My official chip time for this morning’s Hair of the Dog 5k was 18:39:55 (rounded up to 18:40), and can be verified here at the published race results. Lisa’s prediction was just one second away from […]