As winter casts its pall over the Northeastern US, my obstacle course racing season has ground to a close. The last few months have been ones of success and breakthroughs for me, including my first ...
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Fenway Spartan Stadium Stadion – Nov 09 & 10, 2019
As a lifelong resident of New York State, albeit not that much of a baseball fan, the Red Sox (and most Boston sports teams) are not my favorite. But what can make me settle those differences and ma...
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Spartan – Super/Sprint/Trail – Vernon, NJ – Nov 2 & 3, 2019
Cold temps, the first ones below freezing, I have encountered this season (even Greek Peak was above freezing this year on race day) were not enough to deter me from making my 7th consecutive annual...
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Run of the Dead – Liverpool, NY – Oct 19, 2019
After an absence for a few years, due to conflicts with major races, out of town, karate tournaments, weddings and such, I was pleased to be able to stick around town for Run of the Dead. In its 8th...
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Goliathon XII – Mullica Hill, NJ – Oct 5th, 2019
After spending a very enjoyable and rewarding morning in Hoboken at City Challenge, the time came for me to jump on the New Jersey Turnpike and zoom down to the Gloucester County Fairgrounds for ano...
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Spartan – Vermont Ultra/Beast/Sprint – Sept 14 & 15, 2019
Just say the word “Killington” to anyone familiar with Spartan Race and you will get a reaction. If you’re reading this article or visiting this website, I doubt the venue really needs any introduct...
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Finger Lakes Mud Run – Auburn, NY – Sept 14, 2019
Early morning obligations that I could not get out of prevented me from being in Vermont on Saturday to run the Spartan Ultra so I had to be content with a Sunday running of the standard Beast cours...
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Savage Race / Blitz – Maryland – Sept 07 – 08, 2019
If you recall, Savage Race’s 2018 Pennsylvania event, you will likely remember a mishap in which a leading elite athlete misread the course markings and led a pack of other Pro runners (which includ...
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Vino and the Beasts – Geneva, NY – Aug 17, 2019
The past week has been dominated by the aftermath of my voyage last weekend to the North American Championships (NorAm) in Stratton in at least a couple ways.
First, race photos have been rolling in...
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North American OCR Championships – Aug 09 – 11, 2019
For the second year in a row, I was not only fortunate enough to qualify for my Age Group for the North American Obstacle Course Racing Championships, held at Vermont’s Stratton Mountain Resort, but...
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