Lowest time this year at the Lowell Half

The Short Story
Taking last week’s lessons into this race and knowing that this was a much flatter course than the BAA’s, I anticipated a new course record, and perhaps even a new personal record. Halfway into the race, I even thought I might finish in 2:00:00 or less.
I was partly right in that [...]

Personal Course Record set at the BAA Half

The short story
The hours leading up to the race were warmer than usual (in the mid 60’s during the early morning hours), but the temperature kept dropping throughout the race into the high 50’s which made the race comfortable.
I finished in 2:04 and a few seconds by progressively ratcheting up my pace from 10:00 on [...]

Which trial is best in Salem? The Wicked Half

The town better known for the witchcraft trials of 1692 hosted 400 runners the weekend of October 1 during its inaugural “Wicked Half Marathon” and I was there. The weather was beautiful as was the course but, alas, I was not able to work any magic.
The race started at 7:00 AM and the check-in [...]