long run
That Was The Weekend That Was
Saturday – bit of a last minute decision to run the Carter Gunn Stressbuster 8K at First Landing State Park, but I’m glad I did. The course was more challenging than a road race, and made a pleasant change from your usual Saturday morning 5K or 10K. We started at the picnic shelter nearest the [...]
Tough Twenty
May have been a bit foolish to attempt this today. The HAT Run 50K is less than a week away and my legs were already on the heavy side from a couple of brisk ten milers in the last couple of days, but you know me, I thought I’d give it a go anyway. 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 [...]
Weekend Round Up
Kicked off the weekend with the Lions Journey for Sight 5k at Fort Story. Decided to try out the Newton Racers for the first time in a race and they didn’t disappoint – ended up running my sixth fastest 5k ever with a finish time of 17:27. The first mile was a 5:30 and felt [...]
Sunday Long Run
Ran an enjoyable 20 miler this morning with wife Ally riding her bike by my side for company. The weather at the start was a tiny bit chilly at 41°F, but once we’d covered a few miles, the sun rose above the trees and it soon felt a lot warmer. I decided to experiment with [...]
Final Long Run Before Shamrock Marathon
I was a little apprehensive before setting out on this morning’s long run. I needed a solid 20 mile run and hoped I’d be up for the task ahead of me. I decided to run another point to point run and meet my wife Ally at Final Kick Sports on the other side of town. [...]
