Since the debacle of Boilermaker, I was able to bounce back and resume training, and found myself getting into decent shape. At the Oak Tree 5K in August, I ran 18:02 with a 5:38 last mile. Being my second-fastest 5K since 2018, I was buoyed by this progress and thought Read more…
The good: This was my 25th time running this race consecutively.The bad: For the second time in five years, I did not break 60 minutesThe ugly: My slowest time in 20 years, and the worst I’ve ever felt during this race. First of all, why did this race go so Read more…
I can say that now, because I recently completed my first ultra-marathon. Defined as anything over the marathon distance of 26.2 miles, most people consider 50K (or 31 miles) to be the official shortest ultra-marathon. When I decided to run the Bound For Hounds six-hour race, directed by my friend Read more…
Prior to 2024, I hadn’t run more than one PR a year in over ten years. I trained my ass off in my 20s, and set some impressive (to me) personal records that are all but untouchable now. So despite running a personal best in the 800m in 2018 and Read more…
What’s this? A race report that isn’t for Boilermaker or a marathon? I know, it’s strange, but please bear with me. No, not like that. Even though this is a “short” race, it was one of the USATF team races that Roadkill Racing competed in this year, and one that Read more…
Last month, I turned 40. While I spent much of the previous year mentally preparing myself for such an event, it’s still a bit of a shock to think that I am one of the “old men” now, and therefore racing under the “Masters” moniker. This year’s Utica Boilermaker 15K Read more…
Last October, I ran my first marathon in four years. It was, to put it mildly, a complete disaster. I overestimated my fitness, took off too fast like a rookie, and hit the wall hard. It wasn’t quite a personal worst, but it was close. This year, I wanted to Read more…
Four years is a long time. In that time, a child can double in height, a president can serve their elected term, and a person can matriculate and graduate from college. Also, on a more personal level, I can completely forget how to run a marathon. In case you don’t Read more…
1,470 days. That’s how long it will have been between my last marathon and the Atlantic City marathon, which is on October 22nd. Ashlie and I ventured out to Connecticut in October 2019 to run the Hartford marathon four years ago. I don’t think either of us had any idea Read more…
The four of you who read this blog may remember that last year I ended my streak of running the Utica Boilermaker 15K in under an hour by logging a 1:01:24. This marked the first time in 17 years that I hadn’t gone under 60 minutes, but was not unexpected Read more…