Today I was supposed to be in San Diego for the Avocado Half Marathon. Unfortunately the race organizers lost their permit and had to cancel/reschedule for a time in September when I can’t do it. After a bit of credit card rigmarole, I *think* I’ve finally gotten my registration fee refunded. A shame, as I […]
Spruce Run Recreation Area in Clinton, NJ, was the site of my final day with Mainly Marathons; as the rest of the Mainly Marathoners headed to New Platz, NY, for Day 5, I was off to Delaware for my Sunday race. But first there was a matter of 14 loops to get through. Norm was […]
After Delaware’s 16 loops, we wound up with 18 loops in Elkton, MD. The Fair Hills NRMA (Natural Resources Management Area) had stables, fairgrounds, and proved to be a long course. By the end of the 18 loops (18!!), my Garmin was showing I had run 27.4 miles. It’s okay — I consumed more than […]
I was trying to decide how best to go about uploading photos from the Independence Series. I briefly considered just updating the initial draft posts with revisions but felt that betrayed the spirit of the daily notations. The initial drafts reflect the contemporaneous reactions to the events of the day and should remain. Sadly, the […]