Boilermaker 2008
Posted by john on July 15, 2008 in Running
This past weekend was the 2008 Boilermaker. This is probably the best race I go to all year. It is one of the nation’s largest 15K races, with over 12,000 runners taking the line this year. As usual, I went to Matt’s place for the weekend. I arrived Saturday to help him move to his [...]
Brighton July Fourth 5K
Posted by john on July 4, 2008 in Running
Today was the Brighton 5K. There were quite a few races today, but I
chose the Brighton 5K because it was close to my house and close to
work (I was thinking about going to work after the race). My running
mom (Greg) came and picked me up before the race - door to door
service! We arrived at [...]
Fleet Feet Dirt Cheap Trail Race 3
Posted by john on June 19, 2008 in Running
Last night was the third of six in the Fleet Feet Dirt Cheap Trail Race. The place was Ellison Wetlands, which is somewhat north of Ellison park, on Empire Blvd. Going for about 4.5 miles, the distance was roughly the same as my last trail race (the PowerBar 4.5), but I was aiming to do [...]
Tour de Cure 100 Mile Bike Ride
Posted by john on June 19, 2008 in Bicycling
Well, today was the day I had NOT been training for all year! I signed up early on for the 100 mile ride, and I devised a good training schedule so that I would be amply prepared. Life happens sometimes, and this was no exception. Up until today, the furthest I had been on my [...]
PowerBar 4.5m/9m Trail Race
Posted by john on June 7, 2008 in I'll take 'What is things that suck' for $200?, Running
Today was the PowerBar Trail Race. This is a pretty big trail race in Rochester (based on the size of the crowd). Taking place at Mendon Ponds and covering some fairly rigorous ground, the race is one or two loops on the 4.5 mile trail.
I decided that it would be a good decision to sign [...]
Fleet Feet Dirt Cheap Trail Race 2
Posted by john on May 22, 2008 in Running
Last night was the second race in the Fleet Feet Dirt Cheap series, but it was the first one that I attended. It was my first full trail race, and I loved it. Finding the venue (somewhere in Webster Park) was challenging because I had to go down an unpaved road that seemed to be [...]
Lilac 10K
Posted by john on May 18, 2008 in Running
Thirty eight short minutes after PR’ing on the 5K, the 10K started. My previous PR for a 10K was in February of this year (it was only my second race back from my injury), so I felt confident that I could beat it with a “normal” run. Thanks to peer pressure from Greg and Mary, [...]
Lilac 5K
Posted by john on May 18, 2008 in Running
This morning (early) was the Lilac 5K. I somehow managed to schedule three events this weekend (starting with the Spring Classic Duathlon yesterday (see my previous post), including this race and finishing with a 10K. I took it easy yesterday so that I could perform well at this 5K. You see, I had 10 consecutive [...]
Spring Classic Duathlon 2008
Posted by john on May 18, 2008 in Running
Yesterday was the Spring Classic Duathlon, which is an event where the participants run 2 miles, bike 10 miles, run 1 mile, bike 10 miles and run 2 more miles. It was my first duathlon, and I really enjoyed it. The weather was supposed to be pretty bad, but the bad weather did not roll [...]
Wine Rack 3 Mile
Posted by john on May 11, 2008 in Running
This past Saturday was the Wine Rack 3 mile race, put on by the Niagara chapter of USATF. The Niagara chapter apparently services the area between Syracuse and Buffalo, going as far south as Binghamton and the Southern Tier. I had no idea that they even existed.
I drove into town Friday night and stayed at [...]
