Mount Trashmore

Inaugural OK5K Run

Ran the inaugural OK5K Run at Mount Trashmore this morning — a small, but well-organized new addition to the local race calendar with proceeds from the race benefiting Eggleston Services programs for the disabled. Eggleston Services has been around since 1955, and has helped thousands of individuals with disabilities gain freedom from dependence on government [...]


Running Update

Quick update on how the running is going this week. I recovered well from Saturday’s 20k and ran a really enjoyable seven mile progressive run on Sunday where each mile was slightly quicker than the previous one: 7:36, 7:07, 6:54, 6:49, 6:42, 6:41 and 6:32 My heart rate maxed out at 160bpm which is quite [...]


Legs Trashed At Mount Trashmore

After yesterday’s steady seven mile run which I hoped would be a good recovery run, I decided to mix things up a bit and do something of a hill workout today. After work, with temperatures in the 70′s, I headed to Mount Trashmore, one of only a few places in Virginia Beach that features any [...]


Mud In Your Eye 5k

Just thought I’d post the MotionBased Viewport from this morning’s Mud In Your Eye 5k XC race. My finish time was around 19 minutes 10 seconds, which means I beat my pre-race prediction by about 30 seconds. Despite fading slightly in the last mile, I’m very happy with my performance and looking forward to another [...]