Dowd YMCA 1/2 Marathon

The temps keep falling and so do my race times! 38 degrees and 1:52:22 for the Dowd YMCA 1/2 Marathon. 14:35 faster than I've ever run...that is a 8:29/mi pace. Pretty good for an old, slow guy! :-)

Charlotte Douglas Airport - Runway 5K

10/30: Runway 5K @ Charlotte airport- 22:24 - Shaved off 14 sec of my PR. Not bad for a 41 degree morning!

Big South 5K

10/24: Big South 5K - 22:36 - personal best! The next challenge: NC State Fair on Sunday and trying to resist the fattening goodies!

Double Run Weekend

A great running weekend in Charlotte. Saturday was warm and sunny and 75 degrees, but not roasting. A great turnout for the 2010 Hit The Brixx 10K. I finished with a solid 56:31 and I was pleased with my effort. Slowly but surely I seem to be getting faster.

The race started and finished in uptown Charlotte, with a course than ran through 1st Ward and up 7th Street. Lots of fun and not too many hills.










The Marathon bars (all 4 boxes) were gone within minutes of me opening the boxes. When I first started racing with Marathon, I was doing all the talking...now people are coming up to me before and after races to talk about the Marathon bars ...I think the marketing strategy is working!

Sunday was 72 degrees, cool and windy a perfect running morning. For me, the Hendrick "Racing to Save Lives" race at Lowes Motor Speedway was about the cause and venue. A good turnout for the race and I finished the 5K in the top 10 - 4th in my age group with a 24:36 time. After running yesterday, I knew I would not be at full strength, but I couldn't pass up an opportunity to run the track at this famous NASCAR Speedway. This race was a benefit for matching bone marrow donors with bone marrow cancer patients. These folks need all the donors they can get to treat the disease, so I was glad to participate.

Rock N Read 5K

Had a great time at the Rock N Read 5K - Marathon bars by Snickers were going like hotcakes this morning...and they fueled me to a cool 25:00 time for the 5K! Great way to start a Saturday! Here are some friends I made along the way...

Hot training day in NC!

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