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Category Archives: Racing

Race Recap: 2013 Vancouver Sun Run 10K

img_34181I’m an American in Canada and in Canada’s largest race. Canada has a reputation for being some of the nicest people around, and I have to admit – during this 10K I heard more “Excuse me,” and “Sorry” comments than I think I have ever heard during any race.

When you run a large race (over 48,000 people participated), things are going to get crowded. Normally, there are some words of frustration expressed. But in Vancouver, those words are rare and the race unique.

But not all was sunny for the Vancouver Sun Run as winners were caught cheating and women were turned into men.

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Famous in Rome?

There is a small… very small… chance we’re in this movie in the background. During the filming of this movie, we ran next to one of the runners for a good portion of the Rome Marathon. Sometimes, we were in front, sometimes we were behind… Either way, a chance to be on film is a chance I suppose. Certainly, the cameraman kept filming My Girl, which she didn’t like, but I told her it meant I might be in the shot, too, and that was pretty cool. Either way, it will be a joy to watch!

Interview with Race Director Barry Siff from HITS Running Festival December 23

Join us on December 23, 2012 for a LIVE youtube and Google Plus Hangout interview with HITS Race Director Barry Siff from the HITS Running Festival. HITS Triathlon Series had a successful first year and now in 2013 they are beginning a new adventure with a “All-Race-Distance” Running Festival, which will include a 5k, 10k, 1/2 Marathon, and Full Marathon all during the same event.

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Top 15 Ways to Successfully Screw Up a Race

Recently, someone on twitter mentioned they frakked up a race. Reading their entry, it reminded me of all the things I’ve managed to screw up in my own racing career, and it occurred to me that there might be a whole lot of runners or triathletes who just don’t know how to frak up a race. There might even be those that are running a race but don’t really want to be there, and they need ways to prove to their buddies just why they shouldn’t be allowed to run with them. So, being an expert, I figure it’s my duty to help all those people screw themselves. Continue reading →