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Entries from October 2009

Saratoga Great Pumpkin 10k 2009

Monday, October 26th, 2009 · 4 Comments

I’ve clocked in my fair share of training runs in the pouring rain — and even the occasional race — but never before Saturday had I toed the starting line as the rain poured down and lightning shot through the sky. It was a dramatic start to the morning’s Great Pumpkin 10k in the Saratoga […]

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Mohawk Hudson River Marathon 2009

Monday, October 12th, 2009 · 14 Comments

I ran my 4th marathon yesterday, where my goal was to qualify for the 2010 Boston Marathon. I fell short of that goal, but learned some important lessons along the way. My legs are really sore today. Weather was perfect yesterday and the course was beautiful for the Hudson Mohawk Marathon – cool at the […]

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Wine Tasting in the Finger Lakes

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 · 5 Comments

On Saturday Jen, Alexis, and I headed west from Saratoga Springs, while Johnny headed east from Buffalo. We met somewhat in the middle: In the Finger Lakes region of central New York, where we left the rain and fog of Saratoga that day behind and enjoyed a picture-perfect day at Seneca Lake. We met at […]

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