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Thursday, January 25, 2007

Weekend Race Preview

The next three weeks are fairly busy as I am registered to run or snowshoe in a variety of events at a few different distances. Since I have placed myself on the "physically unable to perform" list for the past few days, I thought I'd maintain a degree of focus by reviewing what is coming up this weekend, and perhaps add a few comments regarding the likelihood of my participation...

1. Freezeroo Race #4 The Hearne-ish 10k (Saturday, January 27): this is the fourth in a series of six races, and, were I to run it, the third I would complete this season. The closer Saturday gets the less likely I will be at the run. My stepson has a swim meet and (more to the point) my son has a sledding party for school that I was unaware of until yesterday... about three months after registering for the series. At least my not showing up will not mean my having wasted money on an unrequited entry fee. Because I signed up for the race series, the cost was nominal and goes toward "the good of the order" anyway.

2. The Lake Effect Snowshoe Festival (Sunday, January 28): This would be my second snowshoe race, the prospect of which really excites me. Of course, during my first snowshoe experience, I tweaked both my ankles in such a way that running since has been a challenge. It is far more likely that I will make it to this race, rather than the run the previous day, due to my having no other commitments that require my attention.

In the last few hours, I may have felt like maybe I could go running this evening, but the very bitter cold front, complete with snow, have helped convince me otherwise... the trainer (cycle) is a likely alternative. The "competitive drum" beats on during the following weeks, which are equally as busy with some pretty cool competitive options coming up, including the Cast-a-Shadow 6 Hour Relay to "celebrate" Groundhogs Day and a winter marathon, consisting of 26 laps of a mile loop, in Dublin... Ohio.

Adio, wli nanawalmezi.

Sunday, December 31, 2006

Race Preview: Freezeroo #2

Coming up tomorrow, January 1, is the first race of the new calendar year and the second in the Freezeroo series. So far, assuming I make it to the run tomorrow, and barring any unforeseen circumstances, I will be two-of-two, and on my way to reaching my goal of finishing all six races in the series.

In last year's Freezeroo Race 2, the Mendon 7.5 mile New Year's Resolution Run, I placed 46th out of 294 runners, 42nd out of all Male finishers, and 10th out of 26 finishers in my age group (M 35-39) with a time of 0:52:57. The course is simple psychologically, without a lot of twists, turns, overlapping legs or figure eights--it is the much more preferable large loop type of run. The only unkind element is the occasional rolling hills, especially at the last mile mark at which point runners move up a steep(ish) incline, before beginning the descent through the finish chute.

I am looking forward to see what it is I'm able to bring to the table this calendar year, beginning with the run tomorrow...

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