Ed look for me on your cool down. Is jess coming we can head to Johns place afterwards.

Jess is running Icky's Run To The Beach 30k from North Andover to Salisbury, she does it every year as part of her Boston prep.

• Miles meticulously marked with a 2002 Ford Focus ZX3.
• Water and/or delicious Bud Light at 5,10, and 15 miles.
• Accurate timing if you own a good watch (you will be timing yourself !).
• Free shuttle between the Circle and the start, if you have a generous family member or friend (transportation along the point-to-point course is your problem !).
• Feel free to jump in or out at any distance. If you would like to cheat that’s O.K. too! There are no “chips”, though we may go by a cow farm, no awards, no entry fee, no numbers, no t-shirts, no charities, no USATF, and no race directors to bitch to!
• There are plenty of hills, beautiful scenery, really.  A lot of insults provided by the friendly (?) water/beer stop volunteers, (who will also be entertaining you with choice selections from the Grateful Dead), yes we will have the boom box outside this year, post-run libations at the Circle provided by the WCRC and the AS.

 

Jess is running Icky's Run To The Beach 30k from North Andover to Salisbury, she does it every year as part of her Boston prep.

 

 

• Miles meticulously marked with a 2002 Ford Focus ZX3.
• Water and/or delicious Bud Light at 5,10, and 15 miles.
• Accurate timing if you own a good watch (you will be timing yourself !).
• Free shuttle between the Circle and the start, if you have a generous family member or friend (transportation along the point-to-point course is your problem !).
• Feel free to jump in or out at any distance. If you would like to cheat that’s O.K. too! There are no “chips”, though we may go by a cow farm, no awards, no entry fee, no numbers, no t-shirts, no charities, no USATF, and no race directors to bitch to!
• There are plenty of hills, beautiful scenery, really.  A lot of insults provided by the friendly (?) water/beer stop volunteers, (who will also be entertaining you with choice selections from the Grateful Dead), yes we will have the boom box outside this year, post-run libations at the Circle provided by the WCRC and the AS.

 

I did this last year and it was actually pretty fun.  I don't know, maybe 75 people or so on a semi-organized training run with cheeseburgers and beer after.  Even free pint glasses and stuff laying around on a table at the end.  Can't do it this year because of home/kids/scheduling but would like to have. 

Shamrock Shuffle 8k.  Chicago  Goal: Sub-36

 

World's largest 8k, with 36,000 people.  It is so crowded that it is impossible to really go out fast in the first mile, just because it is so packed.  This has worked out well for me in the past though, because I have a tendency to go out way too fast.

 Maybe we'll see you there.

 Weather is supposed to SUCK.

2nd Annual Hedgehog Mountain Fat Ass 50k on the 20th in Freeport Maine.

I expect I'll run 2 loops of the course for around 21 miles. If my wife doesn't go, then I might consider running the full 50k, but with everything else I need to get done this weekend I'm not so sure I'll have time.

Pacific Rim 24hour.

Be awesome and don't cry.

 Weather is supposed to SUCK.

Lucky for us, not as bad as last year.

I wasn't there last year.  I ran the Bataan Death March.  Bhearn, you are in for something amazing.  I've done a lot of different marathons, and without a doubt I consider this one to be the best.  Good organization and a beautiful, tough run.  What stands out though, is getting to shake hands with the survivors.  What they went through was absolutely horrific.  I've never done a race that was bigger than me.  It made the running less painful.

I'd love to do this one again.  Maybe in the "heavy" division.  Running (or trying to run) a marathon with a 35 lb pack might be interesting.  Not to mention the looks you would get when training...

Rodes City Run 10k - 43:02.

Nice PR Strings! Nice day for it, too.