Awesome October weekend!

October 8-9,2011 We really could not have asked for a better weekend as far as the weather was concerned.  Only 3 & 4 days ago it was below freezing in the morning and a whopping 50 with lots of clouds in the afternoon.  Then Saturday rolls around and we hit the mid 70’s with lots…

2011 Applefest Relay and new bike parts

2011 Applefest Relay Hollis, NH 10/01/2011 Mia and I ran for the 2nd consecutive year the Applefest Half Marathon Relay on Saturday 10/01/2011.  In it’s 29th edition this year, this has got to be one of the most organized races we have run.  I guess after 29 years you have to be doing something right….

Lake Winnipesaukee Relay

Fred Brown Lake Winnipesaukee Relay September 10, 2011 I got an email message from Shannon (Paul’s wife) maybe a month ago that they needed a replacement runner for the Fred Brown Lake Winnipesaukee Relay.  It took me all of 10 seconds to jump on the chance to do it.  I had wanted to put together…

Will Run For Beer (or at least a free jacket)

Sunday – June 5th, 2011 Smuttynose 5K Today ended the 6 race series “Will Run For Beer“.  I had done 5 of the 6 events which is all I needed to qualify for a “free” jacket.  Mia and I headed over to Newmarket for the festivities.  It was an absolutely beautiful day for a race…

Bar Harbor Weekend

Mia and I headed to Bar Harbor, ME for the Memorial Day weekend.  We left early Friday morning to a forecast for Concord that was supposed to finally feel like nice warm weather and get us out of the wind and rain that we had been stuck in for the month of May (and April…

New Shoes, Road Ride and End of Days Update

New shoes! I’ve been looking for a pair of nice trail running shoes for awhile now.  Mostly for racing some of the Western NH Trail Series and then so I can change up some of my normal road routes around the neighborhood. I ended up with a pair of Saucony Peregrine.  Very nice shoes.  They…