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Category Archives: Races
Races – Restarting on Global Running Day
Today was “Global Running Day,” as declared by, um, someone, let me Google, the New York Road Runners, I guess. It seemed like a good day to restart this blog, and to go for a run. I am traveling for … Continue reading
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Tagged Global Running Day, Run Westin, Running on the Road, Running Shoes, Running While Traveling
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Races – Trying a Triathlon
As evidenced by the relative quiet of this blog, I have not been very active with 5K races lately. I skipped the New Year’s Day 5K, but decided to try something different to get 2018 off to a good start. … Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycling, Races, Stretching, Swimming, Training, Triathlon, Waltham YMCA
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Races – Going Twice the Distance, I Ran the Salem 10K
This is a blog about running 5Ks, and as I wrote early on, that is my preferred distance. But this past weekend, I went twice the distance when I ran the Salem 10K. But why? Well, because it was part … Continue reading
Races — Something Went Wrong at the YMCA 5K!
In my earlier post, I mentioned how I was using a new training method of Maximum Aerobic Function, developed by Phil Maffetone for endurance athletes. Last weekend was my first 5-K after a couple of months of training. This gave … Continue reading
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Tagged 5k, 5K Training, Heart Rate Training, MAF Method, Philip Maffetone, Waltham YMCA
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Races — Biathlon is Back in 2017
I have written about biathlons previously. Recently, I got a list of races and dates in the Northeast. Many of these are skiing, but I figured endurance athletes might appreciate them all the same. Get excited: dates have been set … Continue reading
Races — Cambridge 5K Yulefest: 2016’s Last Race Was A Little Colder, A Little Slower
Every runner’s times will go up and down, but comparing my Turkey Trot time to my Cambridge 5K Yulefest time, things seem to be holding steady. Below is my time from today’s race. The average pace was 8:41 per mile, … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Cambridge 5K, Cold Weather Running, Running, Volunteering
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Races — The Cambridge Half Marathon, A New Experience for This Runner
The first ever Cambridge half marathon was a new experience for this runner. Wait, you don’t actually think I ran that far, do you? No, for this race I was a volunteer for the organizers. Every race has a ton … Continue reading
Races — Still Chugging Along at the Donohue’s 11th Annual Turkey Trot
Yesterday was Thanksgiving Day here in the United States and that means that the running inclined can start their day with a 5K to work up an appetite for the delicious meal that comes later in the day. Life’s other … Continue reading
Races – Thirty Seconds Faster to Freedom
Today was the Cambridge 5K Race Series Freedom run. It was a relatively flat, fast course through Cambridge, Mass., starting at the Cambridgeside Galleria Mall. The course was the same over the past two years, and I am happy to … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Cambridge 5K, Freedom Run, Race Strategy, Race Times, Running
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Races – Super Sunday 5K: Warm Up Routines? Names on Bibs? Recovery Beers?
Super Bowl Sunday is also the day of a 5-K race from the Race Cancer Foundation. This is my second year of doing this race, and compared with last year, the roads were definitely better. The same cannot be said … Continue reading
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Tagged 5-K, 5k, Race Organizing, Recovery Beer, Super Sunday 5K, Warm Ups
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Five K Runner: Going the (Short) Distance 