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  • Not Even Close

    Almost There. That’s the name of the rustic, pine-paneled bar and grill where my friend and I enjoyed a pre-race dinner last weekend in the White Mountains of New Hampshire. Almost There Sports Restaurant and Tavern.  She was doing the full, I was doing the half. She chose boring old chicken parm with spaghetti. I…

  • Self-Defense

    I have back-to-back races the next two weekends. First, an infamously wet and muddy 10K trail race. Then a New Hampshire half marathon. As always seems to happen in the days leading up to a race, I have came down with a mysterious bug this week. Could it be Covid? Nah, the Binox lollipop test…

  • Race Ya

    I ran the Fifth Avenue Mile a few years back. Doing the 9+1 program with NYRR that year (completing 9 NYRR races in a calendar year + 1 volunteer race guarantees entry into NYC Marathon the following year) pushed me outside my comfort zone. I raced a lot more on all sorts of distances I…