ASCENDING MOUNT CARDIGAN

Changing gears in the off season. To this end, Kasia and I embarked upon a hike up Mt. Cardigan to take advantage of a gorgeous Sunday, a week and a half ago.












Next time I might decide to run up that "hill" ;o)

-- Tomasz

MANCHESTER HALF MARATHON

So I did the Manchester 1/2 Marathon last weekend which some of you already know. It was a cold start. At least for me. I'm not a big fan of the cold. I started running pretty bundled up. I wasn't sure what to expect this year considering last year I had a personal record time and hadn't had a chance to train much due to some colds leading up to it. This year I was healthier but quite busy and my training was decent but not great.

Anyways, I started running trying to just keep a pace I felt comfortable with. I noticed at the first time clock on the route I was running at an o.k. clip considering that it usually takes a while to cross the starting line. At each pace clock I kept noticing that I was on track to come close to last year's time. My legs felt good and all the training on the hilly off road trails near my house seems to pay off since this is a fairly hilly course. The last mile or so is down hill to flat so I try to pore it on near the end.

The training I did do paid off since it was another personal record with a net time of around 1 hour 53 1/2 minutes. I did pay for it for a couple of days afterward with the inside of my legs being sore. I'm not sure if it is because I may run with a different stride on the trails or just not being used to running fast very often. Oh well. I was happy with my performance and looking forward to next year's race.

Jim

RETURNING TO PROVIDENCE

In July 2011, together with a few team mates, I will be returning to Providence to race Ironman Rhode Island 70.3, again. This will be my first start of the season in the new age group.

TOMasz

RACING IN FLORIDA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A TREAT

Back from the Great Floridian Iron-Distance Triathlon in Clermont. The race took place on Saturday, October 23rd. The race report and pictures are to follow soon.

The Great Floridian New Hampshire Team

24-hour countdown to the race

At the end of the day I finished 2nd in M45-49 and 10th male overall

www.greatfloridian.com

-- TOMasz