Tag Archives: race

2007 Pittsylvania XC Challenge

Thisentryis part 11 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn November 10, I ran in WPTC's XC Challenge and finished in a sluggish 34:06. Last year I finished in 32:03, and I'd hoped to break 30:00 this year. Oh well, I can't expect much considering how badly screwed up my training has been due to […]

2007 Great Race 10K

Thisentryis part 10 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn September 30, I ran in the 30th anniversary Great Race. I finished in a somewhat disappointing 53:56. That's actually 5 seconds faster than last year's 54:01, which you might think would make me happy. Well, considering I wanted to beat that time by 4:02, 5 […]

2007 IKEA Half Marathon

Thisentryis part 9 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningYesterday morning I ran the IKEA Half Marathon. It was very humid, which was less than ideal, but between the light drizzle and the temperature being about 20° cooler than last year, the conditions were pretty good. Things got off to a bad start for me, […]

2007 Gatorade Steelers 5K

Thisentryis part 8 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn September 1, I ran the Gatorade Steelers 5K. I finished in a reasonable 25:27 (8:12 pace). I want to break 25:00, so I guess I'll have to do it at Run Shadyside.The race started at least 15 minutes late because we had to listen to […]

2007 Run Around the Square 5K

Thisentryis part 7 of 13 in the series 2007 RunningOn August 25, I ran the Run Around the Square 5K. Since I'd run about 9 miles the day before (in preparation for the IKEA Half Marathon), I treated the race as a tempo run. I finished in 27:59 (9:01 pace), which isn't great (and is […]