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 …
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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 …
Running is not a sport.
Oh, the torment bred in the race, the grinding scream of death and the stroke that hits the vein, the hemorrhage none can staunch, the grief, the curse no man can bear. ~Aeschylus I’ve recently been drawn into some conversation/debate regarding the rising popularity of “running events.” By running event I mean an event that …
The Frugal Runner
I like to think of running as a simple sport. I laugh when people talk about how soccer is popular around the world because it is so cheap to play, all you need is a ball and a few some things to mark a goal. Well if that is the case running should be even …