I moved into a new apartment complex not long ago and finally got out on the neighborhood streets (see embeded Google Map at the end of the post) today for a quick run.  It was fantastic.  I love this new neighborhood! I found a nice 1.5 mile path that took me around a few cul-de-sacs [...]

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It has been a while since I have run a race.  The last one was probably the Thanksgiving day Turkey Trot in Cincinnati.  But today was a whole lot of fun.  A quick little 5K, the First Annual Ready, Set Go! 5K Fun Run.  The race was held at Golden Gate Park in San Francisco. [...]

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I picked up the local Silicon Valley entertainment/weekend newspaper to see what all goes on around here on the weekends.  I thought it would be nice to maybe go out and here some live music.  While browsing the pages, I came across a small ad with a biplane to catch my attention.  This weekend (Memorial [...]

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Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I ran the 98th Annual Thanksgiving Day Race (10K/6.2miles) here in Cincinnati this morning. It just below 40 degrees with 15 mph winds… and some mist. Not optimum running conditions, hah. This was also the first race I’ve done when its been cold. I am very happy with my results though. My [...]

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This morning I ran my second race. I ran the Kicks for Kids River Run 5K. I think I did rather well. I ran a 27:10. My goal going in was to get under 30 minutes. I did have a hidden wish of hitting 25 minutes… but I didn’t really train at all for this [...]

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