This Saturday at the Infant of Prague church in Cheektowaga..the 6th annual Feel the Spirit 5K. This race is part of the Checkers Race to Savings where if you are a Checkers member, you save $2 off the application fee.…
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I do my own laundry
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Yea, I do my own laundry. Mom taught me well especially when she shipped me off to school. I resumed doing it about a year ago. Steph was complaining about the huge pile of laundry and for three people, it…
Ooooooooo….my achin’ body
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Last night was the first track practice for Checkers AC. Aside from the fact that it was in the 30s with wind gusts in the 20s and an occasional flurry, can you see how bundled up I am? The hawks…
Run Sammy Run….
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Tomorrow night is the first practice for Checkers AC. It’s the rites of spring no matter what the weather. In a lot of ways, it is a reunion of sorts. All of our running friends will be together once again.…
It has been a while…
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I haven’t forgot about my website. I have been busy doing…nothing. Saturday was the first race of the season for me – the Shamrock Run. Did it in 40:19 which averages out to an 8:06 per mile pace. That isn’t…
This is what it was for…
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click to enlarge We woke up at 4AM to a cool crisp moony morning. Two cups of Tim Horton’s, a protein bar and 16 oz. of HEED and out the door by 5:30, we go flying down the 33 to…
This is what its all about…
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click on image to enlarge Tomorrow, I will be doing my very first half marathon at the Buffalo Marathon. This is one of Western NY’s premier running events and the marathon that isn’t famous unlike some others like Boston or…
I run because
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it is healthy the rush and the high of crossing the finish line is a victory for the greater good it is good for the mind and soul I love collecting dead rabbits my wife runs Steve Prefontaine was my…
Two weeks to the Buffalo half
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In less than two weeks, I will be running in my first half marathon right here in Buffalo. For those of you who don’t know marathons, a half is equivalent of 13.1 miles. My longest race was a 15K which…
Feel the Spirit – 22:02!
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Today’s races, the Infant of Prague Feel the Spirit 5k is an achievement of sorts. Not only did I do so much better than my goal of getting under 23 minutes but I finished the race with enough gas to…