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Despite it being in the high 80s (and super humid), I ran a PB at the Delta Dental Corporate 5k last night. Broke 20min for the first time! It was an exercise in total pain….
August 7, 2026 at 12:27 PM
Despite it being in the high 80s (and super humid), I ran a PB at the Delta Dental Corporate 5k last night. Broke 20min for the first time! It was an exercise in total pain….
Feeling accomplished: replaced 20 yr old faucet with a new one.
August 4, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Feeling accomplished: replaced 20 yr old faucet with a new one.
Great weekend of 5k races. Sat: broke 21 minutes on a hilly course. Got back to improvement over last year after a few poor races. Sunday, ran the CCC and improved by 10 seconds over last year. Ran fast and for the first time seemed mentally strong. 2nd in Age group. Training is helping!!!!
June 22, 2026 at 10:51 AM
Great weekend of 5k races. Sat: broke 21 minutes on a hilly course. Got back to improvement over last year after a few poor races. Sunday, ran the CCC and improved by 10 seconds over last year. Ran fast and for the first time seemed mentally strong. 2nd in Age group. Training is helping!!!!
Another 5k Cinco de Miles. Was able to hit pace, splits are still uneven though. It was another strong race. 18 seconds faster than last year.
May 5, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Another 5k Cinco de Miles. Was able to hit pace, splits are still uneven though. It was another strong race. 18 seconds faster than last year.
NHTI 5k. Same course as back in March. Ran much harder this time - only 13 seconds faster with horrible positive splits (10s slower each mile). I think I have not recovered from the marathon 2 weeks ago :(
April 18, 2026 at 1:14 AM
NHTI 5k. Same course as back in March. Ran much harder this time - only 13 seconds faster with horrible positive splits (10s slower each mile). I think I have not recovered from the marathon 2 weeks ago :(
Ran my first marathon today. Hit my goal by a ton (not). Just squeaked under 3:30 to qualify for Boston. A goal achieved. Sitting on the couch feeling my legs twitch a lot now.
April 4, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Ran my first marathon today. Hit my goal by a ton (not). Just squeaked under 3:30 to qualify for Boston. A goal achieved. Sitting on the couch feeling my legs twitch a lot now.
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WOW. Alex Jones just said that Trump is over. Based on his no information speech tonight, Jones suggests people around trump should intervene... stating trump's mental state is gone. When even your lunatic fringe turns their back on you, the party's over.
April 2, 2026 at 2:45 AM
WOW. Alex Jones just said that Trump is over. Based on his no information speech tonight, Jones suggests people around trump should intervene... stating trump's mental state is gone. When even your lunatic fringe turns their back on you, the party's over.
Completed the Eastern States 1/2 Marathon this weekend, running at marathon pace. Used the race as a tempo workout. It was cold, wet, and had a nasty headwind for
Most of the miles. Heart rate was surprisingly low. Hope I am ready for my first marathon in 2 weeks!
Most of the miles. Heart rate was surprisingly low. Hope I am ready for my first marathon in 2 weeks!
March 24, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Completed the Eastern States 1/2 Marathon this weekend, running at marathon pace. Used the race as a tempo workout. It was cold, wet, and had a nasty headwind for
Most of the miles. Heart rate was surprisingly low. Hope I am ready for my first marathon in 2 weeks!
Most of the miles. Heart rate was surprisingly low. Hope I am ready for my first marathon in 2 weeks!
Crushed a 2 mile race today. 2 seconds slower than goal (it was an absurd goal). 1st in my division by 2 minutes. Mentally and physically very challenging
March 14, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Crushed a 2 mile race today. 2 seconds slower than goal (it was an absurd goal). 1st in my division by 2 minutes. Mentally and physically very challenging
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The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, seeking to dismantle deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the justices to overturn
March 12, 2026 at 1:10 AM
The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal with the Supreme Court, seeking to dismantle deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitian immigrants. Solicitor General D. John Sauer urged the justices to overturn
Another good run after a forced day off earlier in the week. 9 mile tempo run with a few extra miles for warmup and cooldown. Pretty much on plan for marathon. Still another 7 tough weeks to go!
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
Another good run after a forced day off earlier in the week. 9 mile tempo run with a few extra miles for warmup and cooldown. Pretty much on plan for marathon. Still another 7 tough weeks to go!
Marathon training continues. 15 miles on the treadmill- longest run yet. Still not up to the correct training pace, but getting closer.
February 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Marathon training continues. 15 miles on the treadmill- longest run yet. Still not up to the correct training pace, but getting closer.
Was getting ready to run a race this weekend. Very apprehensive because the forecast at race time was 5F with 20mph sustained wind (~-20F wind chill). Race postponed due to snow! No running in Arctic temps. Back to normal winter running (20-30F)!
February 6, 2026 at 9:15 PM
Was getting ready to run a race this weekend. Very apprehensive because the forecast at race time was 5F with 20mph sustained wind (~-20F wind chill). Race postponed due to snow! No running in Arctic temps. Back to normal winter running (20-30F)!
8 Tempo miles - 11 total miles on a virtual run on Martha’s Vineyard. I continue to be able to run longer. 10 weeks to first marathon. The sanity is weak
January 28, 2026 at 8:27 PM
8 Tempo miles - 11 total miles on a virtual run on Martha’s Vineyard. I continue to be able to run longer. 10 weeks to first marathon. The sanity is weak
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I'm convinced they're waiting for Trump to die before releasing the Files. We all know he's not well, he's clearly trying to collect accolades so he can bargain his way into heaven, and once he's gone his cronies can throw him under the bus and try to make themselves look good by comparison.
January 22, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I'm convinced they're waiting for Trump to die before releasing the Files. We all know he's not well, he's clearly trying to collect accolades so he can bargain his way into heaven, and once he's gone his cronies can throw him under the bus and try to make themselves look good by comparison.
2 nd race of the year done. The 3 mile snowflake shuffle. Made my goal pace of 7 min/mile, which last year would have been 2nd (age group). So did I get 2nd? Hell no! Came in 6th (age group), but a nice 42 nd overall. Best part: multiple ‘free’ beers afterwards while standing around chatting.
January 12, 2026 at 10:01 PM
2 nd race of the year done. The 3 mile snowflake shuffle. Made my goal pace of 7 min/mile, which last year would have been 2nd (age group). So did I get 2nd? Hell no! Came in 6th (age group), but a nice 42 nd overall. Best part: multiple ‘free’ beers afterwards while standing around chatting.
Official picture at the end of a 1 mile race. Pushing hard up a slight incline. 1st time wearing a wonderful smart wool headband. Keeps the ears warm and lets the heat out the too!
January 2, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Official picture at the end of a 1 mile race. Pushing hard up a slight incline. 1st time wearing a wonderful smart wool headband. Keeps the ears warm and lets the heat out the too!
First race of the year complete. Almost hit pie in the sky goal time: 6:00.2 minutes. Still very happy I could a) run that fast and b) not get hurt. Snagged 2nd in my division. We don’t talk about the 17 people with a sub 5 minute mile….
Excellent start to the new year.
Excellent start to the new year.
January 1, 2026 at 11:42 PM
First race of the year complete. Almost hit pie in the sky goal time: 6:00.2 minutes. Still very happy I could a) run that fast and b) not get hurt. Snagged 2nd in my division. We don’t talk about the 17 people with a sub 5 minute mile….
Excellent start to the new year.
Excellent start to the new year.
Last race of the year - Yule 2 miler a few weeks ago. Wrapped up a fantastic year.
December 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Last race of the year - Yule 2 miler a few weeks ago. Wrapped up a fantastic year.
2.1 miles on slippery snow. Regretted forgetting my nano spikes. This completes about 125 race miles this year. We goal for 2026 - 150 race miles
December 15, 2025 at 12:07 AM
2.1 miles on slippery snow. Regretted forgetting my nano spikes. This completes about 125 race miles this year. We goal for 2026 - 150 race miles
Last race of the year tomorrow. Only 2 miles around a race track. 3 weeks off and we start all over again on Jan 1st!
December 13, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Last race of the year tomorrow. Only 2 miles around a race track. 3 weeks off and we start all over again on Jan 1st!
Another 5k complete. Hit
My target pace and somehow still came in 2nd in my age group. Wore the provided Santa Suit (except
The beard). Destroyed the pants- whoops. Another great race. Only one more this year, 2 weeks off and we start the whole thing again!!!
My target pace and somehow still came in 2nd in my age group. Wore the provided Santa Suit (except
The beard). Destroyed the pants- whoops. Another great race. Only one more this year, 2 weeks off and we start the whole thing again!!!
December 6, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Another 5k complete. Hit
My target pace and somehow still came in 2nd in my age group. Wore the provided Santa Suit (except
The beard). Destroyed the pants- whoops. Another great race. Only one more this year, 2 weeks off and we start the whole thing again!!!
My target pace and somehow still came in 2nd in my age group. Wore the provided Santa Suit (except
The beard). Destroyed the pants- whoops. Another great race. Only one more this year, 2 weeks off and we start the whole thing again!!!
Another successful 5k. The Fishercat Thanksgiving 5k. Placed in my division. The real kicker is that I was 0.1 sec slower than the 2nd place 20-25 doc AND 0.1 sec faster Than the third place 20-25. At least I was amused
November 28, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Another successful 5k. The Fishercat Thanksgiving 5k. Placed in my division. The real kicker is that I was 0.1 sec slower than the 2nd place 20-25 doc AND 0.1 sec faster Than the third place 20-25. At least I was amused
Only 3 more races this year. I have already surpassed the goal of 100 racing miles with two successful 1/2 marathons. Already signing up for next years races, with a goal to run my first marathon (we will see) and increase racing mileage to 150. The insanity is real
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Only 3 more races this year. I have already surpassed the goal of 100 racing miles with two successful 1/2 marathons. Already signing up for next years races, with a goal to run my first marathon (we will see) and increase racing mileage to 150. The insanity is real
Killed another 1/2 Marathon. 1:40:57, 2nd place in division. 760ft of ascent. Was allowed a picture with a retired Navy Seal. He is the tall good looking one
November 9, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Killed another 1/2 Marathon. 1:40:57, 2nd place in division. 760ft of ascent. Was allowed a picture with a retired Navy Seal. He is the tall good looking one