People often ask me if I run marathons. My answer had always been, “I ran one a long time ago, but I prefer shorter races.” Inevitably, people, especially non-runners, want to know why. After all, isn’t the marathon the be all end all of running? My answer had always been “I think the marathon race is too […]
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Old Goat, Old Man
I ran the Charlie’s Old Goat Trail Run on Saturday. It was my second year doing the race, and the my second time finishing second. This time I was at least close enough to see the other person cross the finish line. Last year I was almost 4 minutes behind the leader, this year I […]
Kenny’s Gettysburg North-South Marathon Report
Get ready. This might be a long one. After a harsh training winter, it was finally time for the Gettysburg North-South Marathon on April 27. The race was fairly small; there were 465 finishers this year. Over a hilly course, each runner chooses a “side” to be on (North versus South). The top male and female times […]
Numbers
Racing and baseball are my two favorite sports, and they are as different as any two sports can be. Racing is nonstop, no TV time outs, no injury time outs, no rest after each inning. Baseball is pastoral, the shortstop can wander in to the pitchers mound and strike up a conversation in the middle of […]