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 →
During the spring break, we visited our family in Auburn, AL, and there was an inaugural 5K taking place (3/30/2013). The college kids organized the race as a fundraiser for Make-a-Wish Foundation at the campus of Auburn University. Although I already met my quota for one race a month by running the Suffolk half marathon … Continue reading →
This was my fourth participation in the race and we had the best weather ever I can remember. Other years, it was either drizzling, or freezing, or both. Everybody was commenting on how the weather was great. The size of the field also reflected that fact. The starting line for both, the 5K run and … Continue reading →