I purchased the Saucony Type A5 back in May 2012 for road races. I wanted something specifically for 5-10K racing. I kept my Mizuno Waverider 15 for training. At 5.6oz these shoes are crazy light. I cannot think of a better way to describe them.
Bishop Brady Galloping Gobbler 2012
Every year Bishop Brady High School holds a Thanksgiving Day 4 miler. It’s hard for me to turn down this race. It starts early @ 9AM so you can go race and get home, and it is only like 3 miles from my house, so that makes it kind of a no brainer.
Burdick Chocolate Annual Pilgrimage
Mia and I try to make it out to Walpole, NH and hit up Burdick Chocolate at least once a year. This year it also happened to be my birthday weekend. So instead of just going for coffee and dessert we made reservations for their Sunday brunch.
West End Farm Trail
There is a new connector trail system in Concord. It’s called the West End Farm Trail. Saturday November 3rd was the official kick off of the trail system, but I missed that event while running the Jack London 10K in Nashua. So Mia and I hiked it on Sunday instead.
Cannondale CAAD10-5 Update
With Hurricane Sandy putting the smack down on the northeast right now, I thought it would be a good time for a long term review of Mia’s road bike. Her 48cm 2011 Cannondale CAAD10-5. Hands down, the # 1 search term that draws people to On & Off Rhodes is CAAD10. Every time I look…
New Trails (To Me)
Generally this time of year I like to get out and explore areas that have caught my eye in the past, but for whatever reason(s) I just have not gone and checked them out. Riding Rob Brook and the Nan last week is a perfect example. This weekend though, I decided to keep it a…
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