I tend to plan too many races every year, and usually it works out for my training program. This time it was the Lola’s 10 Mile race in Waconia, MN, and it fit pretty well into my two weeks of tapering before Grandma’s Marathon. Last year when my wife and I did this race it […]
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If you’re going to dive into trail racing in Minnesota, the Rocksteady Running races are a must. They’re a consistent favorite of both locals and trail runners from all over the country. The reason they are so popular? Some of the best courses, and some of the best organization around. This was my second Rocksteady […]
Read moreDespite focusing on a lot of longer races this year, I like to throw in a few short ones as well. The Get In Gear has been a somewhat annual tradition for me going back to 2011. I missed 2012, but have done it every other year since starting running. In particular the 10K course […]
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Not sure if it’s efficient, or foolish to write a race report the night after a big race, but here goes. This weekend I participated in the Zumbro Endurance Runs down near Wabasha, MN. This was my first big trail race, and I was using this race to gauge how I feel about trail running in […]
Read moreToday was the second race of the season for me with the Valentine’s Day 5K, put on by Twin Cities in Motion (same people who do the Twin Cities Marathon). This is one of the older winter races in Minnesota, and today proved why even a 5K can be considered a challenge up here in […]
Read moreOne of my goals for running in 2015 is to run a race every month of the year. For January I decided to do the Securian Winter Carnival Run at the 5K distance. Well, at least I thought I was doing the 5K. When I got to the packet pickup I was told I had […]
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