Reports about races including swimming, biking, mountain biking, running and triathlon.
Flight of the Stumble Bee The 2013 Medoc Trail Marathon was the highlight of my race season this year. The Medoc Trail Races – both the marathon and 10 miler – have a lot going for them: dedicated race directors, amazing volunteers, challenging venue, excellent swag and cool trail names. If you like trail races …
“Running in place will never get you the same results as running from a lion.” – The Most Interesting Man in the World. So after my epic fail at 2012 Sevierville sprint triathlon what did I do different in preparing for 2013: everything. No seriously: everything. Shortly after the race I replaced my 1994 Trek …
“If at first you don’t succeed … try coming up with an actual plan and then loosely following it.” – Al Dockery 2013 I’ve been wanting to write about the 2012 Sevierville sprint triathlon for a while. How did it go? Not so good. My working title for a race report would have to be …
Recently I had the opportunity to travel to Greenville, SC, with my wife and daughter (Team Al) for the 2nd annual St. Paddy’s Day Dash & Bash 5K and 10K. There is nothing like starting off your running season with a St. Paddy’s day event. As I lined up at the 5K start on this …
In October, my family and I headed east to Hollister, NC, for Medoc Trail races, specifically the Medoc 10 Miler, www.medoctrailmarathon.com. I had been training for the Medoc Trail Marathon but a series of injuries sidelined me. Then I noticed a Facebook post by the race organizers showing the finisher medals for the 10 miler. …
The highlight of my running year was a trip to Rocky Mount, VA, for the Crooked Road 24 Hour Ultra, my first ultra distance race. This is the second year for this event put on by the Crooked Road Running Club (CRRC). My friend, Frank, and I had wanted to participate in an ultra since …
I decided to run the Morris Broadband DuPont Forest Half Marathon in December. I figured it would be much more scenic than my other closer options like the NC Marathon and Half Marathon in High Point. I had visited the DuPont a couple of times over the years and fell in love with the area. …
