Big long thing #173 complete at the Anthem Richmond Marathon. A relatively flat trip out of town along the James River (the Jim to friends), and back into the Virginia Commonwealth Capital. Well supported and lots of coaches helping along first timers. I don’t know if it’s the friendliest marathon as billed, but it’s certainly…
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Marine Corps Marathon 2016
Triple Double (two marathons each weekend, three consecutive weekends) completed at the Marine Corps Marathon in Arlington, Virginia. The worst of the six. I’ll do the math on them later and lick my wounds, but suffice to say I did not meet my time goal, and I spent most of the race telling myself all…
Cross County Trail Marathon 2015
State #49, Virginia–motherf–king Virginia–the Old Dominion State, completed at the Cross County Trail Marathon in Springfield, Virginia. Fun fact: Springfield is probably most famous for the “Mixing Bowl”, the interchange between Interstates 395, 495, and 95 that was once more of an M. C. Escher drawing than traffic interchange; it has gotten better in intervening…