Archive for the ‘5Ks’ Category
Monday, October 27th, 2008
October's 5K was for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society . The 5K was held at the OSU/Penn State tailgate, officially hosted by the AtchyGate Tailgate crew (Mark and Laura Atchison). The race started in the morning, it was a night game, and wound it's way through the tailgaters, up to ...
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Sunday, September 21st, 2008
September's 5K was for Ovarian Cancer. We know several women that have survived ovarian cancer and much research needs to be done to eliminate this disease. The race involved the whole family, as well as some friends and neighbors. It was a perfect morning for a run. I do have ...
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Saturday, September 20th, 2008
8 for 8. August's run was for the Paneraton 5K in support of Childrens Hunger Alliance. The event was held in Upper Arlington and kicked off by serveral former OSU football players. There were about 600 people in the race. The race took us through the neighborhoods of UA. All-in-all ...
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Thursday, August 7th, 2008
7 for 7, but nothing like waiting until the last minute.....again. I ran the Race for Ellie in Powell. Ellie suffers from United Mitochondrial Disease. This was a great event which raised about $48,000 for the charity. I ran ok, especially since I was in vacation mode already. I finished ...
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Monday, July 7th, 2008
6 for 6. Not like I didn't run down to the wire to get the June 5K in on almost the last day of the month. I did manage to find this small 5K that was local. The bonus, I thought at the time, was that is was not only ...
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Saturday, May 17th, 2008
I'm now 5/5 on my 5K a month commitment. It was the Race For The Cure, or as my son called it "The Boob Run". Nice. The weather couldn't have been better. These 5Ks are so much better in warmer weather. Dawn and Zach joined me in the festivities and ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
I'm now 4/4 on my 5K a month commitment. I have to say, today's race was a close call. The weather was good, the rain looked like it was going to hold out until after the rain and I was just over a bad cold. I really had no excuse, ...
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Sunday, March 2nd, 2008
I'm now 3 for 3 on the 12 5Ks in 2008. I ran the Arnold 5K in downtown Columbus this morning. The 5K is part of the Arnold Fitness Fest that descends on Columbus every year. It was a great morning for a run, about 39 and sunny. My time ...
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Saturday, February 2nd, 2008
I am now 2 for 2 in the 12 5Ks in 2008 goal. The second Frigid 5K kicked off this morning at 10:15. The temperature was a balmy 31 degrees and the track was an ice rink! That said, I was feeling pretty good before the start of the race ...
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Sunday, January 20th, 2008
Remember that commitment of running a 5K each month in 2008? We'll I'm 1 for 1. I ran the Frigid 5K in Dublin last Saturday so January is covered. How was it you ask? Cold and slow! When the race started it was 21 degrees. Yes, I said slow. There's ...
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