I had initially planned for the Run for the Border Half Marathon to be my first Half Marathon race ever. Then I found the Half at the Hamptons a full month earlier. So I made that my first half marathon… with great success. As the Eastern States 20miler/Run for the Border Half Marathon approached, I [...]
Races
Queen City Ergatta
After a 12 mile of hiking day on Saturday with my poodle Cooper I had a double race day planned on Sunday. I was returning to my rowing roots by rowing in a 2km indoor rowing race first, and then I was rushing to Concord to run a 4 mile running race. Indoor rowing races [...]
Adam's Running
Vermont 100 – The People Behind the Racers
As a handler for a 100 mile race we must drive 120 miles. As a pacer you must run/walk 30 miles overnight and be cheerful about it. We’ll talk more about pacers in a later post. The handlers at least only have to be cheerful for the few minutes the runner comes through the aid [...]
Adam's Running
Vermont 100 – The Horses of the Race
The horses run their own event during the run: The Vermont 100 and Moonlight 50/75 endurace ride. I guess the original 100 mile runner started on horseback. For the second year in a row his horse had come up lame the day of the one day event. Rather than miss the race he decided to [...]
