Hair of the Dog 5k

Happy New Year And The Hair of the Dog 5k

Like last year, the first run of 2009 was a race; the Hair of the Dog 5k at Mount Trashmore, Virginia Beach. It was cold (27°F) and windy, but the chilly conditions didn’t stop over 400 runners kicking off the New Year in style! I warmed up for a couple of miles to get the [...]


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 [...]


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 [...]


Road ID Competition Update

Ok, the predictions have come flooding in for my appearance in the New Year’s Day Hair of the Dog 5k (well not quite flooding in, but it’s nice to have some interest), so here’s an update of the times: Tim – 18:57:60 Corey – 18:36:30 Ernie – 18:45 Lisa – 18:40:30 Blaine – 18:14 Charlie [...]