This is my 3rd winter in Rochester. The first winter I did most of my running on roads or at the gym, and if it was too cold, or snow I wouldn’t bother at all. Last winter I went out in much colder weather, but if it was snowy I normally ended up either on …
Author Archives: Joshua Perks
Holiday Classic Indoor Meet, 5000 meters
Today I competed in the Holiday Classic indoor track meet at RIT, running the 5000 meters. As I am writing this entry, I completed the race just over 3 hours ago, so hopefully I’ll be able to report many of the most interesting details. I was really happy to have Karyn and Josh come to …
Variables
The late great golf instructor Harvey Penick once said “When I ask you to take an aspirin, please don’t take the whole bottle.” While I may not have taken a whole bottle of aspirin, when it comes to my running lately I have taken the equivalent of: aspirin, acetaminophen, ibuprofen, and naxopren. Now I don’t …
RIT Indoor Open Meet #1
Sunday was the first indoor track meet of the series, and Mike and I entered the 3000 meter race. We were joined at the meet by Ryan who wasn’t racing but served as coach and photographer. Last year I ran the 3000 at the first meet of the series with a time of 9:35 (5:08 …