Every town has a Firecracker 5K. It’s too catchy a phrase to pass up. This particular one is in Brentwood, TN at the Maryland Farms YMCA and is a staple of the Nashville running community. I ran this race last year with the goal of beating 30 minutes and strangely enough, that was my goal [...]
This race report is way, WAY overdue. Sorry about that. The race actually took place on December 4, 2010. I traveled down to Memphis the night before and stayed with my friends Jason and Melissa. After getting to bed late and getting up super early, I headed to downtown Memphis. The race starts just outside [...]
I’m running a bit behind on my race reports. This one details my adventures in rural East and Middle Tennessee running the Ragnar Relay. It all started on a cold fall evening in November near Vanderbilt in Nashville. Our team of 12 runners (and two drivers), met up for the drive down to Chattanooga for [...]
Another race in the books and this time I met, nay, exceeded my goals. Really there was only one goal, to beat 30 minutes in the 5K distance. Since I work nights, I’m usually up all night before a race and this night was no exception. All week I’ve been feeling some sore muscles in [...]