Every competitive runner eventually learns that winning a race isn’t as much about them, as it is about who shows up. Unless you are the world record holder someone faster than you can always toe the line. Some might see this as fatalistic, or dis-empowering but I see it as freeing. Instead of worrying about …
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A Dream of Spring (AKA the longest post ever)
“Training was a rite of purification; from it came speed, strength. Racing was a rite of death; from it came knowledge. Such rites demand, if they are to be meaningful at all, a certain amount of time spent precisely on the Red Line, where you can lean over the manicured putting green at the edge …
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Johnny’s Runnin’ of the Green (AKA Freezeroo #7)
While not quite as cold as some of this year’s Freezeroos, the dampness and 15-25 mph winds certainly made it feel wintery enough at what is the unofficial Spring kick-off race in Rochester, NY. Johnny’s Runnin’ of the Green 5 miler, which annually draws about 2000 runners, is the first race of the year when …
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Scarecrow 5k
There is something very nice about being able to jog to a race as part of your warm up. The Scarecrow 5k starts in front of the Fairport town hall exactly 1 mile from my house, so on Saturday morning I packed my racing flats into my little running backpack and shuffled out to meet …