This race went extremely poorly for both of us. We came in with high expectations, myself having PR-ed by 6 seconds in the past two years (4:42 –> 4:36 –> 4:30), and Josh with a similar progression capped off by an impressive 4:29 last year. The weather was perfect. Low-70s, slight breeze, partly cloudy. …
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Wa Wa Wally Waddle 5K (Mike)
I look forward to this race every year. This year it was a great excuse to leave my new Annapolis, MD place-of-residence, take a train to Poughkeepsie, NY and catch up with Josh, Lisa, and their family, and also to support Camp Wa Wa Segowea, a summer camp that the Perks family has been involved …
First race in Annapolis: Anniversary 15K Run
Since moving to Maryland in late July, I haven’t done much racing. I had only entered two competitions and both of them were XC races in the Rochester area. My training has gone fairly well over the past few months, but without the company of training partners, I’ve had a tough time on the …
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3-year Mile Progression
Josh and I were pretty fired up after the McMullen mile. Coming in to the race, we suspected that we were capable of running 4:30 or better, but actually achieving a ~6 second PR in the Mile was a special feeling. I thought it might be interesting to analyze a little data, so I looked …