2013 Baltimore Marathon Review
Is it a bad sign to get a side-stitch a mere 100 feet from the start line? I am guessing the answer is “yes”. Maybe this was foreshadowing the pain and misery I would feel in the back half of this race. (more…)
2013 Virginia Wine Country Half Marathon Review
June 1, 2013 – Doukenie Winery, Purcellville, Virginia.
Heat. Hills. Gravel. Three things that can make a run miserable … if you let them. I see them as challenges. On this day, the only one of those three that almost got the best of me was the heat and humidity. I haven’t trained for heat much so far this year and it showed. (more…)
The Loudoun Street Mile Race Recap – A Family Affair
May 27, 2013 marked the 26th running of the Loudoun Street Mile in Winchester, Virginia. I ran this race last year and it was the only race I thought I was going to puke after. Nice, right? (more…)
2013 Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival Races – Adult and kid races
This weekend is the Shenandoah Valley Apple Blossom Festival in Winchester, Virginia. Tens of thousands of people come to Winchester to attend a myriad of festivities including parades, parties, wine festivals, craft shows, and more. The weekend also offers two premier races for the area. (more…)
2013 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder Review
My second Tough Mudder. Scaling the Berlin Walls.
Tough Mudder returned to the Mid-Atlantic on April 20th, 2013, setting up shop in Wild and Wonderful West Virginia. This year chose a shooting range and training facility on 500 acres in Gerrardstown.
After the fiasco that was the 2012 Mid-Atlantic Tough Mudder in Frederick, Maryland, I was optimistic that the organizers could redeem themselves. My first Mudder experience was tarnished by horrible traffic, parking and planning. That said, I still had fun the first time and was looking to get back out to tackle another Mudder. (more…)
2013 Shamrock Marathon Review
Sixteen weeks of training came to a conclusion on a cool and windy St. Patty’s Day. I ran my first full marathon March 17, 2013 at the Shamrock Marathon in Virginia Beach. This experience was the ultimate test of being a Running Dad. It took a lot of patience and cooperation from my family to make it all come together.
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