One of the smaller races I’ve run, with only 45 participants, which somewhat dampened the Halloween flavor, though some people did run in costumes. A nice course, past Lake Terramuggus at the end, and another race is in the books. It feels both like I’m making progress, but also that I’m still so far from […]

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As usual, didn’t even occur to me to check the weather before leaving, and after a beautiful pink cloud sunrise as I headed out of the house, the sky turned gray, and the rain began. It continued all the way up to Cornwall before letting up just long enough for me to get out of […]

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Before today, I don’t think I’d ever been up to this part of Connecticut. In fact, I think I’ve never taken a left turn at the end of Route 8 when it dumps you out at that T intersection near the Museum of Tort Law. It was a lovely fall day today, with beautiful colors. […]

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There couldn’t be a bigger contrast with yesterday’s race. This one was massive, with eight different races going on today. There were food trucks everywhere, all downtown traffic was completely blocked off, and the field was nearly 800 strong. The race had pacers, even for the 5K, and a finishing chute that wouldn’t have been […]

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I cut this one a little close, I guess. I parked somewhat precariously on the shoulder of the road, and when I tried to register, a half hour or so before the start of the race, I was told I needed to find the race director and request that he re-open online registration so I […]

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