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The Catoctin Aqueduct 10/5K was held on Saturday, September 27 at 8:30 am. The 10K race was an out-and-back run on a section of the towpath of the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park, which is a graded stone and dirt trail that runs along the Potomac River, from Point of Rocks to the site of the Catoctin Aqueduct. When I was younger I used to train frequently on the towpath where it runs through southern Montgomery County and was pleased to have the opportunity to participate in… Continue

On Sunday morning (9/14/08 7:00) I ran in the Parks Half-Marathon. This was my first race since May and due to injuries I have not been able to put in any speedwork or long runs for the past couple of months. Most of my training during this time has been on an elliptical machine with a slow build up of running. Therefore, I am relatively pleased with my time of 1:21:44 (6:14 pace) and finish (29 out of 2037 finishers and 5 out of 201 in the men's 35-39 age group) even though I missed out on an a… Continue

I have not had much time for writing recently, so this will cover the past two weeks. They have been full of ups and downs. I am still not fully recovered from the marathon, but I was able to take second place in a fairly competitive local 5K this past weekend in order to secure my local running club's Grand Prix Series title. The biggest news is that I have received membership into the Brooks I.D. (Inspire Daily) program http://www.brooksrunning.com/Athletes+%26+Events/Brooks+I.D.+Program/

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On May 31 I ran the inaugural Deer Dash 5K at Deer Crossing Elementary School in New Market, Maryland. This event was the last one in my running club's (The Frederick Steeplechasers) Spring Grand Prix series. Since I had missed a few of the other races due to my training and recovery for the Frederick Marathon, I needed to place well at the Deer Dash in order to win the GP title. I had not been feeling well due to recurring cramping and tightness in my right hamstring and left calf over the past… Continue

This was the second week following my marathon and it was a disaster. It started off poorly and then got worse. By the end of the week I realized that my left calf was really injured and I'll need to take at least two weeks off from running. I am not overjoyed by the prospect of nothing but elliptical and bike training for a good chunk of time. At this point I am still determined to run a 5K on May 31 because I need the score for my local running club's Grand Prix series. I hope that I have enou… Continue