Category: Race Reports

2021 Boston Marathon - Banner

2021 Boston Marathon

This week, I only had two workouts – a medium-long run on Sunday and a marathon-pace workout on Thursday. Mostly, I prepared to race and accept that I may not re-qualify for the Boston Marathon. But, one month after having COVID-19 and having to skip the London Marathon, I’m grateful for the opportunity to start. On Friday, my partner and I left Washington, D.C., and made our way to Boston by way of New York City.

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2021 South Lakes 10K

Prologue My last in-person race was the 2020 Reston 10 Miler.  Shortly thereafter, the COVID-19 pandemic struck, and the 2020 Boston Marathon., the race that I was training for, was canceled.  I held out hope that the 2020 London Marathon and inaugural Wanda

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2020 Runners Run Marathon - Banner

2020 Runners Run Marathon

I was having a rough training cycle, so when both the Boston Marathon and London Marathon were postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, I was disappointed but also slightly relieved that I wouldn’t have two struggle-fests this spring.  But, I knew I would “run anyway” as I did after the 2012 New York City Marathon was canceled.

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2020 Reston 10 Miler - Banner

2020 Reston 10 Miler

Back in December when I put this race on my schedule, I had high hopes for this training cycle and wanted to be in 1:16:40 (7:40 pace) shape by now.  Unfortunately, over the past few months, it’s been clear that my speed was lacking.  In the weeks before the race, I changed my expectations to 1:26:00 (8:35 pace) but moreover, changed my goal determining my goal marathon pace for the Boston Marathon.

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2019 New York City Marathon - Banner

2019 New York City Marathon

Scroll all the way down to the end for the tl;dr version. Prologue This was a strange training cycle because I simultaneously prepared for the New York City Marathon (“NYCM”) using the 12 weeks, 70 miles per week plan in

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2019 Fall Backyard Burn Lake Fairfax - Banner

2019 EX2 Adventures Fall Backyard Burn 10 Mile Race #1: Lake Fairfax

After last Sunday’s near medical emergency, I was afraid to run the week after.  With my body and mind still reeling from that scare, I forced myself to run this trail race, as preparation for the 2019 Brazos Bend 50 Miler, as planned..  Starting in the middle of the pack and getting back up on the single track trail regulated my pace during the first 5 miles.  On the second loop, I ran a little faster.  I only came close to tripping once or twice!  I finished in 1:42:00 (10:17 pace).

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2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC - Banner

2019 Ragnar Sunset Washington DC

This was my first time captaining a Ragnar relay team and it was a little stressful!  The temperature was around 88 degrees for my first run but otherwise, it was uneventful.  For my second run, I “doubled up” and started with Runner Three so our team could finish before the 7pm cut-off.  Unfortunately, we still received an unofficial result, which was disappointing.  The National Harbor was a great venue but the race itself was unfulfilling because the organizers didn’t give many teams enough time to finish.

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