http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog My journey to my first marathon, with some other observations thrown in Sun, 16 Nov 2008 15:36:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Yesterday was the Pirate Toy Fund 5K, a race that benefits a good cause - providing toys to kids in need in our community. The race takes place at Powder Mills Park. It was a cold, wet morning, and the course was somewhat challenging. A few uphills, a few downhills ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/11/16/pirate-toy-fund-5k-2008/ On Sunday, October 26th, 2008, I ran my second full marathon. The race started and ended in Arlington, VA and ran through Arlington and Washington D.C. I wish I could say that the trip down was uneventful, but after a missed turn and a fender bender, I was very glad ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/11/03/race-day-ii/ This past Saturday was the very first Pumpkins in the Park 5K, at Cobbs Hill. I was excited for this race because it is close to home and it marks my first run since the Marine Corps Marathon a week earlier. I did not have much trouble getting up in ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/11/03/pumkins-in-the-park-5k/ I did not post about this race on September 17th because it was nothing special (or so I thought) and I was feeling rather uninventive at the time. However, after going through my stats for this year, I made some startling reservations. First and foremost, this event marked my 30th ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/09/28/fleet-feet-dirt-cheap-6/ This evening, I set out for my long run of the week. The battery in my GPS watch was dead, so I had to use a "normal" watch. This proved to be pretty good because I ended up running a bit faster than my target pace of 9:15-9:45.I have always ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/09/08/great-run-again/ I have been trying to confine my posts mainly to running, but I have to comment on this... A short while ago, I received a notice in the mail that I had been sent to collections for not paying a subscription to a magazine. Understand that the magazine was given as ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/09/05/sent-to-collections/ Last night I had probably the best long run I have ever had. Last year when I was training for the Rochester marathon, I always struggled with the longer runs. Last night was my first real long run for the season - I aimed to do 18 miles. I had ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/09/05/mr-fusion-is-not-scared-of-20-miles/ Last night I drove out to North Boston for a trail run with Mark. Mark has been raving about Chestnut Ridge, a county park near where he lives. I am really starting to like trail runs for a number of reasons, but I rarely run them (outside of races). Mark ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/08/29/eternal-flame/ Yesterday I went out for a 16 mile long run. My course was to leave the house, run down Monroe to East (near the Liberty Pole), run along East Ave into Pittsford, head west on Monroe to Schoen Place, take the Canal Path to Winton and come up through 12 ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/08/25/dreadful-long-run/ Today was the Walworth Lions 5K. This was my first year running this race (it might be the first time the race was run by anyone - I could not find previous years results on the Internet). I met up with Rich and his friend Pat for the race. The ... http://www.rmdashrf.org/~john/blog/2008/08/23/walworth-lions-5k/