Sadie: “Mommy, Josh’s race is starting now.” Heidi “No this isn’t his race.” Sadie “But he’s right there.” Heidi “Oh… he’s running the 100?!?” It all started on a warm summer morning in Poughkeepsie. I was woken out of a peaceful sleep at 6 am by the groans and coughs of Hazel. The poor girl …
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Old Goat Trail Run
On Saturday morning I headed out to the Ganondagan site in Victor, NY to race the Old Goat Trail run. This was a last-minute decision, and I really didn’t know what to expect from the 7 mile course, as I couldn’t find results for the previous years posted anywhere. It was a wet morning, but thankfully not …
Walkway in the Sky
It is always nice to get back to my home town of Poughkeepsie, and it is especially nice when one of those trips coincides with a race. Aside from getting to see lots familiar faces I am always treated to interesting courses around the Mid-Hudson Valley. On my most recent trip I got to run …
McMullen Mile: A step in the right direction.
It was a dark and stormy night. No really it was, but that didn’t stop about 100 people from running in the 2013 McMullen Mile. As I’ve said many times, the McMullen Mile is my favorite race of the year. I spend all spring looking forward to racing it, and all summer thinking about what …
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