Overview Race Name: Midnight Sun Marathon Date: June 20, 2015 Country: Norway (2nd country) Start Time: 8:30pm Cutoff Time: 5.5 hours Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromsø (4 star) Size: 866 in marathon Course: Two Out and Backs Scenery: Superb Hills: Hilly first…
Saturday, June 27th was the 12th annual Naked Bike Ride in Portland, Oregon. Operating under the motto “as bare as you dare”, an estimated 10,000 riders meandered through the streets of Portland in the nude. The ride organizers hope to…
Runners everywhere agree there’s something special about a new running route and the feeling is multiplied tenfold when you run in a place you may never see again. On June 16th (tisdag) I met up with two Swedes and got lost…
Summer is here if you are in the northern hemisphere! For most of us, this means waking up early to get a run in or hitting up the dreaded treadmill after work. On days with poor air quality this is…
I covered this race for RunHaven.com so they have my in-depth review on their website. You can read it read my full race review on RunHaven. I found the course to be mostly gentle rolling hills. The race is late…
Overview Race Name: Coastal Delaware Run Festival Marathon Date: May 3, 2015 Country: USA (1st country) Start Time: 7am Cutoff Time: 7 hours Hotel: Sea Esta III (2 star) Size: 317 in marathon Course: Big Loop Scenery: Beach, marsh, neighborhoods Hills: Mostly flat…
Grant Fisher had a good Thursday. He went out and ran a 3min 59.38 second mile. He is now tied for the third fastest High School mile time. He is one of seven High Schoolers to go sub 4 minutes.
It’s hard to wake up before 6am on a Saturday. It’s hot and you gotta beat the heat. Eighteen miles covers a lot of ground and you get a real feel for the city when you run through it while it sleeps.
The Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon happens in Washington DC around the second weekend in March. The race is early in March and you can get some pretty rough weather. In 2015, temperatures were in the 50s and it rained.
The Pacers First Down 5k and Combine is a flat, out and back along the Potomac River in Washington DC. The race falls on Super Bowl Sunday and is a great way to bang out a workout early in the morning.…
A 25 year old guy from Washington DC had a heart attack around mile 26 of the Pittsburg Marathon on May 3, 2015. His heart stopped beating shortly after confirming he wanted to finish the race.
I did it! After months of training, injuries and countless toe surgeries I finished my first marathon. When I was training my goal was to go sub 4 hours. I finished in 4:24:07 and gave it everything I had.