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 …
My training for the last two weeks could be best be described as Adventures in DOMS (Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness). The half marathon laid a serious hurt on me. Sunday I tried to do as little as possible. Monday, 48 hours post event, was the worst day, after that it got better. This has always …
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. …
