Gone Somewhere

I was thinking this morning that I think the last time I ran a 5K was probably 1993 or 1994.  It was “Run of the Mill”, in Mill Creek, WA. Besides being almost all downhill, the only other thing I remember was that the shirt was nice quality, but a pretty ugly pea green color. [...]

Wow, it’s been hot!  Hot, hot, hot…Hotlanta. Yup, that’s where we are.  Okay, enough whining. A co-worker talked me into running the Dennis McCormick 5K in a couple weeks.  (The check’s in the mail.) Di looked the course, and after confirming it with the race director, it looks like it’s pretty tough. The first half [...]

Yes, that time of year has rolled around. This weekend, the ING marathon will be winding it’s way through Atlanta. I’m as ready as I’m going to be. I’m pretty sure I’ve gotten at least 20 miles of training this month, and probably 40 the month before, it’s looking like it’s going to be a [...]

So I’m happily here checking my mail. Oh look.  Something from GUTS.  A confirmation that I’m registered for the race on Jan 3rd.  Cool, I figured I was in, but it’s nice to get the confirmation.  It’s a 50K…technically a fat-ass, but it’s probably the best stocked and manned FA in the country.  Food, beer, [...]

As you’ve heard me talk about a little bit lately, I was doing a little support for Sean’s run from Athens to Atlanta to raise money for Team in Training.  This was an 87 mile stroll following the same course as the A2A skate, which Sean was participating in (sans skates). Here’s how it went [...]

This morning was the 2009 Hot 2 Trot 8 hour run, in Decatur, GA. It’s put on by the good folk at GUTS. (Along with a number of sponsors.)  As the name implies, it’s generally hot and humid out, as is usual during a Georgia summer. So, to say it out front, I didn’t run [...]

[Guest Post] “This course is relatively flat,” pause for effect, “for Eastern Tennessee.”  That’s how Randy Whorton described the course during his opening comments Saturday morning.  Never running in any part of Tennessee, I just laughed with the rest of the crowd.  The race, from the website, described the course as “fast and forgiving.”  Now [...]

Ah, another weekend of fun. First off, on Saturday I helped my friends at Runners Fit time a race, the 5K Run for a Reason. This is put on by a local church, and benefits go to a home for unwed mothers in Lima, Peru. A worthy cause, and a fun Saturday morning run/walk. While [...]

Sunday, I ran the 3rd annual ING Georgia marathon. My goal, sub-6 and a good time, which i suceeded with.  Here are some of my thoughts and highlights. First off, I went into this one untrained. Now, some people say they haven’t trained because they’ve only done 2 long runs instead of 3 or some-such BS. [...]

Next Sunday I’m running the 2009 ING Georgia marathon.  Woohoo! I’m not prepared in the least! Woohoo! My last long run was Feb 21 at Black Warrior! Woohoo. I did 15.5 miles on road a couple weeks ago. It hurt. I didn’t yell Woohoo. However, the 6 miles of trails in the rain garnered a bunch [...]