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Narragansett Fall Half Marathon

In the past 6 weeks, I have spent 3 of them on our race courses and the other two on my sons’ cross-country courses. On the 6th one – what do I do Test my own legs with a half marathon! I haven’t raced a half in 2-3 years, I haven’t even run longer than […]

Why I love our Ocean State Rhode Races Crews

Our last race of the year is usually a big one. We start and finish the season with a full marathon. While this year’s race had a new location, we were still going to end on a high note. Controversy had dominated this race in 2015 and we just wanted to get back to our […]

Jamestown Half Marathon

Jamestown is my favorite “Rhode Race.” We often refer to it as the red-headed stepchild of the 4 races – it doesn’t get as much notoriety as the bigger races but the course is just stunning. The majestic beauty of the downtown harbor as it overlooks the Pell Bridge with its peaceful sailboats bobbing in […]

The Wine Run

Well, as seems to be the case this year – it rained on our parade again. Despite that, this race is my favorite of all our races (don’t tell the other races that!) Running, cross country, wine, food, acoustic music – all this goodness in one race! It is perfect. The race starts and finishes […]

Learning from Back-of-the-Packers

DreamFar is a inner city group that trains for road races in hopes to keep kids off the streets and away from drugs. We just returned from upstate NY for a 5k, 10k and half marathon at a casino. ?This is always a tough race to execute due to the distance – we work crazy […]

Timberman #11

While I don’t get to race as often as I used to, I still love getting out there – not just to test myself, but also to look at how someone else is doing it. My favorite race every year, with my race streak staying alive for its 11th year in a row, is the […]