Archive for August, 2006

First race in a new age-group

Saturday, August 26th, 2006

The vacation to Wales & Spain is over and it’s time to get back into the normal work routines, home routines and training routines. Rock’n’Roll is only a handful of days away and the Marine Corps Marathon looms 9 weeks in the distance. I managed to run every day whilst I was away, but most […]

Running Streak - Day 250

Monday, August 7th, 2006

On paper tonight’s run might look like just another 5.75 miles in the early evening heat and humidity of Virginia Beach, but it actually marks Day 250 of my Running Streak - 250 consecutive running days since the last day of November 2005. I’m still sticking to the same rules (run a minimum of 2 […]

Tidewater Striders Mile

Sunday, August 6th, 2006

August 5th saw my first track “race” in a long, long time and it turned out to be a good one. The Tidewater Striders held their annual “Strider Mile” race on the rubber track at Landstown High School. About 75 runners showed up to race, and heats were assigned based on predicted finish times. I […]

America’s Running Routes (by Google Maps and USATF)

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

Using technology provided by Google Maps, USATF has developed “America’s Running Routes” - the nation’s largest searchable database of running routes in the country. The free service allows runners to map and measure their favorite running routes and then save them to a searchable database that anyone with an internet connection and a browser […]