Tidewater Striders
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 […]
Strider Mile: New PR 5:03.35
Well, I did it. In my last race as a 41-year old, I finally set a new personal record (PR) for the mile. I guess the McMillan Marathon Training Plan is working pretty well….
As for the race, I sat in the pack for a couple of laps, trying to save something for the final half […]
Tidewater Striders Distance Series 30k
To kick off this Tidewater Striders Distance Series 30k race report, here’s a quote from yesterday’s post:
“Last year I ran a crazy 1:56:48 which I think was a PR by over 3 minutes. If I can somehow get close to the magic 2 hour mark tomorrow, I’ll be ecstatic.”
Somehow I did manage to get […]
Tidewater Striders Distance Series 25k
Today’s 25k was my fourth race this month. Earlier in the week I was definitely looking forward to another race at Fort Story in Virginia Beach and seeing how close I could get to my predicted finish time courtesy of the McMillan Running Calculator. Based on my 20k time earlier in January (1:19:53), the […]
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 […]
Tidewater Striders Distance Series 20k
I’m really looking forward to the 20k Distance Series race on Saturday morning. The “Distance Series” is a 3 race series that takes place at the Fort Story Army Base in Virginia Beach and is designed to be used as a tune up for a Spring marathon. Race #1 is 20k in distance, and is […]
