Author Archives: drexel13
Ventura Triathlon
In 2008, I did the Ventura Triathlon and it was a pretty decent race, with an ocean swim and a flat bike course, but it had a double out-and-back run on concrete. Not being a fan of the repetitive boringness of that kind of run course or of running on concrete, I didn’t go back. … Continue reading
Big Sur Marathon (again)
When my wife completed her first marathon in early 2009 she said she never wanted to do that again. Having known that feeling, I told her she’d change her mind in about two weeks. It only took a few days before she was talking about doing another one but it took almost two years to … Continue reading
Boston Marathon 2011
This was the second event of 10 I am doing to fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society in memory of my friend Adam D. Milne. The last few weeks of training which included some 20+ mile runs did not go well. I started exhibiting the classic overtraining symptoms: difficulty keeping pace during workouts, high … Continue reading
CANCELLED!
The second event I was supposed to do as part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society fundraising in memory of my friend Adam D. Milne was cancelled! I drove all the way up to Santa Barbara to participate in the UCSB triathlon, knowing that it was going to be horrible racing in the rain – … Continue reading
San Dieguito Half Marathon
March 23rd of this year will mark ten years since my Friend Adam D. Milne lost his battle with Leukemia. To honor his memory, I am trying to raise $10,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Team In Training. Officially, the Vineman Half Ironman is the fundraising event, but I want to do something … Continue reading
Scripps Ranch 4 Miler
Scripps Ranch was celebrating it’s 40th anniversary by putting on a 4-mile road race. This is kind of a unique distance and since I had been training for a 10K and 5K recently, I figured a 4 miler would be a pretty good distance to try out. Come racing morning though, I just didn’t feel … Continue reading
Christopher Daily Turkey Trot (5K)
Last year, I ran this same race at the end of a tough season that had really taken a toll on me. Surprisingly, I ended up taking third in my age group, but didn’t even realize it until I was back in California. This year, since I had recently been doing a lot of speed … Continue reading
Miramar MCAS Monster Dash (10K)
Being more of an endurance guy, I never really train for shorter distances (e.g. 10K), instead I end up running them as part of training for marathons or as the run leg of triathlons. Maybe I’ve lead on about this already, but if not, in the last year I’ve been consumed by the fear of … Continue reading
Noble Canyon 50K
In 2009, I overdid it running two marathons and one ultra in addition to many shorter races. For 2010, I promised myself I wouldn’t do any marathons and would only do one ultra. In addition to staving off burn-out and injury, this would tie up my score for marathons vs. ultras to 4-all. The Noble … Continue reading
Heartbreak Ridge 1/2 Marathon
The Heartbreak Ridge 1/2 Marathon is part of a series of races held on the Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. I had heard it was a hilly course, but having run Pier to Peak twice, I figured it couldn’t be too bad. I really was not sure what to expect of this course though and … Continue reading