My pre-race warm-up run is wet and windy, but I overheated in my light windbreaker. I decide to leave behind the jacket and just run in shorts and a long-sleeved […]
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Stockade-athon 2018
The 2018 Stockade-athon in Schenectady went very well, although it highlights aspects of my running that I haven’t fully processed. In my day-to-day living, I have a lot of raw […]
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Giant Puffball Recipes
At Shmaltz running club tonight, R brought in a giant puffball mushroom. It created a lot of discussion about how one prepares giant puffball mushrooms. In my experience, I have […]
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Masters 5k xc Championships
“On your mark! Get set! You there! Get behind the line!” Oops I guess this isn’t tennis where anywhere on the line is in bounds. “Go!” 35 runners make their […]
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SRT 30 Run/Hike 2018
A display of weapons adorns the wall above the mantle at my house. It started when we moved in and we were given a hatchet as a housewarming gift. A […]
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Boston Marathon 2018
You know it’s a race when… Several runners stop on the sidelines to pee on trees. Rain is coming down steadily. Various pieces of runner trash litter the ground including […]
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Cider 2018
I picked up some apples at Devoe’s Orchard on December 23rd. I made cider using a dedicated garbage disposal to grind the apples and a nut filter bag to squeeze […]
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Forager's Stew
It’s Friday the 13th and I have taken the day off from work. I have been spending a lot of time behind a desk and I’m nursing a sore hip […]
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SRT 30 Run/Hike 2017
Thirty of us line up at the start of the SRT 30 mile run/hike. We are split into two waves. The first wave is released at 9am. 12 participants take […]
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Wakely Dam Ultra vs. SRT 30
According to Strava, Wakely has a total of 3,377 feet of elevation gain over 33 miles, and the SRT 30 has 3971 feet over 31.3 miles. Escarpment race: 4,881 feet […]
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