Syracuse Festival of Races 2014

Do you ever wonder why you picked such a hard hobby? Yeah, me too. Sunday was the Syracuse Festival of Races which once again served as the USA Masters 5 km Championships. Roadkill took a masters team, 2 open runners and poor unattached Derrick Jones who is still serving his time out for having run with …

McQuiad Invitational 2014

They say a picture is worth a 1000 words (and they say writing using clichés is lazy writing) either way here are some pictures from the 50th Annual McQuaid Invitational. After the most confusing, injury/illness, roster juggling, USATF rule sorting week I’ve ever had Roadkill managed in the end to put together 4 teams for …

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 …