The registration is open for the annual Alley Pond Park 5 miles. It’s a great season opener also for walkers. The course winds through the woods on the trail path and on the ancient Vanderbilt “highway.” Registration: https://elitefeats.redpodium.com/april-28-2019-alley-pond-striders-5-mile-challenge
Continue reading →This race was the first race I ran since the Chicago marathon in 2013. I was forced to take a year and half break from racing, and more or less running. A lingering pain in the knee made running a rather annoying experience. Until this spring. In March, I started running again on a regular … Continue reading →
Chicago Marathon, My Last Marathon I intended to run Charleston marathon in January instead of a spring marathon, but got a cold at the last minute. Thus, this year for the first time in 3 years I didn’t run a marathon in spring. In theory, I had plenty of time to prepare for Chicago in … Continue reading →
Two facts signaled I wasn’t in a competitive mode for this Alley Pond park race. One, I wore my heavy duty trainers, Cloudrunner by ON, which I use for long runs only. Two, I didn’t put on my club Runner’s Stop colors and wore the tee provided by the organizers instead. The new course, … Continue reading →
