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Beacon of Hope 5k
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After a week of feeling a bit sorry for myself with a sore throat and head cold, I decided to have a blow out this morning and run a local […]
Stonewall Jackson 20-Mile Ambulance Run Results
No time to write a full race report, so here goes with the results. Sadly, my plan to run 6:30 per mile for the first ten miles only lasted two miles. I need to learn to hold back otherwise the Richmond Marathon in 5 weeks time will be a disaster.
Luckily I was able to […]
Neptune Festival 8k
Don’t think I’ve ever raced in so much rain; it was absolutely torrential from the time we arrived at the start area to the time the race was over! Not that I’m complaining of course - I love running in the rain and to be honest it kind of reminded me of racing in my […]
Signed Up For The Stonewall Jackson 20 Mile Run
I signed up over the weekend for the 6th Annual Stonewall Jackson 20-Mile Ambulance Run which I’m hoping will be a perfect marathon tune-up race just five weeks before the Richmond Marathon.
I took part in the race in 2006 and somehow managed to finish a surprising 2nd place overall. I collected $50 for my effort […]
New Quarter Park 6k
Quick post to jot down details of this morning’s 6k in Williamsburg, Virginia. I’ll start by saying what great conditions for a race; temperatures in the mid 60s with just a 6mph ENE wind. Can’t remember the last time it was so cool….
The race was due to start at 9:15am, so after picking up […]
East Coast Surfing Championships 5k
Bit of a last minute decision to run the 5k on Saturday morning, but it turned out to be a good race. Despite a tough training week I was pleasantly surprised to run fairly even splits and hold on for a sixth place overall finish.
Finish time: 17:48
Splits: 5:44 5:42 5:50
Pace: 5:45 per mile
Overall: 6th
Age-group: 1st
The […]
