This morning I awoke early for a race, however, for the first time in 5 years it wasn’t a race I would be running myself. Today is the annual Monster Dash Half Marathon race. This was the first half-marathon that I ever ran after starting to run in 2010. I’ve done either the half, or the […]
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Surf the Murph 50K Trail Race
When my wife and I decided to commit to running a 50K race this year, we choose Surf the Murph for a number of reasons. Many people suggested to us that it was a great race for a first time 50K, and since it was local, we decided to sign up. Both of us knew […]
Read moreRace Photography
This past weekend I was present that the Glacial 50K/50M race in Wisconsin. We were there to cheer on and help a friend of our, but since I was sitting at an aid station for a while I decided to start taking photos of all the runners passing through. I put it up in a […]
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Twin Cities 10 Mile
Today was the final race of a weekend of running, and the final race of my Loony Challenge, the Twin Cities 10 Mile. We awoke early to get ready, get a little food in our stomach, and catch the bus to the start line. Because the 10 mile race launches an hour before the Marathon, […]
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Twin Cities 10K and 5K
This weekend my wife and I are partaking in the Loony Challenge, during the Twin Cities Marathon weekend. This is one of the many challenge race series that Twin Cities in Motion offers, and is a ton of fun. The goal is to run the 10K and 5K race today that is put on as […]
Read moreTwin Cities Marathon Expo
This weekend my wife and I run the Twin Cities Loony Challenge, which means that we run a 10K and 5K tomorrow, and then the 10 Mile race on Sunday morning. It’ll be a weekend of racing and having fun in St. Paul with a great race crowd. No PR’s will be set this weekend, […]
Read moreMinnesota One Mile
Because I’m slightly crazy, actually ran two races this past weekend. The first was of course my Moose Mountain Marathon attempt, which left me feeling completely trashed, but euphoric. Then, because my wife wanted to try a speed race, she signed up for the Minnesota One Mile race in Duluth, MN. It’s a very simple […]
Read moreEndless Summer Trail Run – Hyland 7 mile trail race
More photos will return tomorrow! Tonight was the fourth of five races in the ESTR series, the 7 mile race at Hyland park in Bloomington, MN. Unlike the last race, this one was just hot, with the humidity taking a back seat finally. We arrived through rush hour traffic about an hour early, and since […]
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Red, White and Boom Half Marathon Relay race report
My wife and I have a tradition of running the Red, White and Boom Half Marathon as a relay team. We started the tradition in 2013 and this our third year doing the race. Our custom is for me to take the first six and a half miles, so that my wife can get to be […]
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Break the Stigma Trail Race report
This morning my wife and I woke extra early so that we could pick up a friend of ours and head 45 minutes away to run in the Break the Stigma trail race. My wife and my friend were doing the 5K race, I however, signed up for the 10 miler. For people who don’t […]
Read moreGrandma’s Marathon Race Report
Today was the big day, the day that I predicted I would break that horrid 5 hour marathon mark. I even predicted a finish of 4:48 back a few months ago. I’m happy to report that in fact I beat that prediction by two minutes with a 4:46:06 time. The weather report for the race […]
Read moreEndless Summer Trail Run – French 5K
Tonight was the second of the Endless Summer Trail Run series put on by Rocksteady Running. Tonight’s race was a quick 5K around French Park in Plymouth, MN. Like the previous race, we started out with some rain and chilly wind, but we knew that soon enough any breeze in the air would feel really […]
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Second Runnings 