by Running Dad | May 3, 2017 | Featured, Race Reviews
I have written race recaps for the Boston Marathon twice now. (2015 Recap, 2016 Recap) This year was my third year and not a whole lot changes when recapping the race. Lots of runners. Awesome spectator support. Heartbreak Hill … ugh. My time was 3:14:35. The slowest of my three Bostons. I still had a great time running the race, but the real fun came from the events leading up to race day. I could write a novel about the weekend as a whole, so I’ll break it down into highlights. I will start with the race, though, since that is what you came for. (more…)
by Running Dad | Apr 6, 2017 | Featured, Race Reviews
In 2016, I watched the live feed of the 44th Annual Cherry Blossom 10 Miler in Washington DC. I managed to catch screenshots of several of my friends as the crossed the line. Mike Wardian, Matt Lofton and Alex Lane (out-kicking Meb Keflezighi at the finish). If I were Alex, I would make that a poster and hang it in my living room. (more…)
by Running Dad | Mar 28, 2017 | Featured, Race Reviews
This winter, it has seemed like my life has revolved around Connor’s travel sports. If we didn’t have a basketball tournament one weekend, we had a preseason soccer tournament. Or both on the same weekend. We spent a lot of time driving all over the place for his love of sport. We wouldn’t trade it for the world, though; watching him grow as an athlete and a person. When I heard he had a soccer tournament in Virginia Beach the same weekend as the Shamrock Marathon races, I had the “Register Now” button clicked before I even finished reading the schedule. (more…)
by Running Dad | Jan 5, 2017 | Featured, Race Reviews
Let me just start by saying Running Dad in no way promotes the consumption of alcohol or alcohol abuse. Please drink (and run) responsibly.
With that said, what better way to spend a balmy New Years Day than by running circles around the Heavner abode while chugging delicious beer from Escutcheon Brewering? (more…)
by Running Dad | Dec 28, 2016 | Featured, Race Reviews
When Sara asked me if I would run a 50K in Virginia Beach with her, I gladly agreed. I have coached her through several marathons and knew she was ready to try a new distance. Would I be able to run a race without racing, though? Could I quell those competitive juices and just enjoy a nice long run with a friend? Would she be able to put up with me for several hours? What if I am the one that struggles?
All of those questions were answered Saturday, December 17, when Sara and I ran the Seashore Nature Trail 50K. (more…)
by Running Dad | Nov 25, 2016 | Featured, Race Reviews
My exact words last year when I wrote about my first Ultramarathon experience, the JFK 50 Miler in Boonsboro, Maryland were:
“Such a terrible idea.”
I reiterated those sentiments several times in the article. See for yourself: http://www.runningdad.com/30-past-races/jfk-50-race-recap/
Somehow, though, those words did not sink in and I ended up back in Boonsboro this year for the 54th Annual JFK 50.
Short memory?
Glutton for punishment?
Looking for redemption?
Agreeable drunk?
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