Category Archives: The Races

Details of my first year of races

First Day 5K 2019

This was clearly the BEST way to start the new year!!! Despite being out celebrating last night, staying up till 1AM and not having run in a week, I had a great race. It helped that the weather was near … Continue reading

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Ocean to Bay 5 Miler – Truro

Race 5 – June 10, 2018 @ 9:00am Truro – Ocean to Bay 5 Miler It had been two weeks since my last race and, boy, what a difference two weeks makes! While all week the weather looked like it was … Continue reading

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YPD Run For A Reason – Yarmouth

Race 4 – May 20, 2018 @ 11am Yarmouth – YPD Run For A Reason 5K This race held a lot of meaning for our community. For a number of years this race was organized by the Yarmouth Police Department … Continue reading

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LM5K – Sandwich

Race 3 – May 19, 2018 @ 9:30am Sandwich – LM5K Run/Walk for Women & Children Weather:  Cloudy, cold, damp; trying to rain. Course had a few moderate hill through neighborhoods by the Sandwich beach. Time: 28:09 Well we are just going … Continue reading

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Feet, Fins & Flippers 5k – Bourne

Race 2 – May 12, 2018 @ 9am Bourne – Feet, Fins & Flippers 5k Weather:  Cloudy, cool, damp; trying to rain. Course was a nice & flat but narrow. Time: 28:30 I found myself, once again, obsessing about the weather all … Continue reading

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Launching a New Challenge

After six running the first 6 miles of the Fitness Half Marathon in Central Park, NYC it hit me. I was bored. Mind numbingly bored. I had seven point one miles left and I was ready to give up. Not because my … Continue reading

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Creating Real-Time Goals

At the beginning of the 2017 season I had just one goal; to complete the season happy. I succeeded at that goal and gained new confidence in my ability to rebound from a couple of challenging years. I started the … Continue reading

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My Inspiration and Hero

    I could not have felt more pride than I did on Sunday at the Provincetown Cares 5K. My 16-year-old nephew, Evan, had set a goal to win the whole race after last year’s age group win. As he and … Continue reading

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Running Around Central Park

I have signed up for the MORE/Shape Half Marathon more times than I want to admit. Even the years when I was fully prepared to run a half the timing kept me from showing up. Usually it was just the complications … Continue reading

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Rock ‘n’ Roll USA Half Marathon, Washington DC

  March 15, 2014 Weather: 46 degrees early morning, 50’s during the race (not bad for March) Goal: To have fun with my brother (our first race together) Result: 2:17:55 Fans: My brother and I were each other’s fan as … Continue reading

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