Race
Christopher Daily 5K Turkey Trot (2011)
The final race in my series of 10 (now 11 actually) to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society was the Christopher Daily Turkey Trot. This is a 5K race in Saratoga Springs NY, near where my parents live and this is the third year my family has participated in the race. It was not … Continue reading
Shelter Island 5K
This one I was talked into doing less than a week before the event. My wife and a couple friends of ours signed up because there is a champagne brunch included with the entry fee. So this is my #10 of 10 events to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Because of recovery … Continue reading
Remission Rocks – 5K
For event #9 of 10 to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I ran a 5K charity that benefits the LLS through Team in Training. How meta is that? My friend Brad from the VineTeam put on this short trail race as part of his fundraising for IronMan New Zealand in 2012 (he’s raising … Continue reading
City to the Sea 1/2 Marathon (again)
This was event 8 of 10 to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in memory of my friend Adam Milne. In 2007, I ran this same half and have been wanting to repeat it ever since because it is a fast, fun course (and is my half marathon PR). Originally thought I could … Continue reading
Carpinteria Sprint Triathlon (again)
Four years ago, the Carpinteria Sprint was my first triathlon. As the 7th of 10 events to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, I decided to repeat this triathlon. All morning, it was drizzling and roads were wet so I wasn’t looking forward to this. I even considered skipping out, but thought better … Continue reading
Goleta Beach Duathlon
Originally, the Goleta Beach Triathlon was supposed to be a 1/2 IronMan distance and I was signed up for it, knowing full well that it was only two weeks after a the Vineman 1/2 IronMan. When the race director announced that they couldn’t get the permits for the longer distance and had to limit the … Continue reading
Vineman Half Ironman
The 2011 Vineman Half IronMan served as my fundraising platform for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society through Team In Training. For months beforehand, I was dreading the potential weather as it is usually quite hot and humid in Sonoma County that time of year. Additionally, the weather had been unseasonably cool in San Diego, making … Continue reading
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