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January 5K

jg — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 00:59:57 +0000

I made the first 5K in 2010, barely. I ran the Frigid 5K, sponsored by the Columbus Running Company on the 30th. Nothing like waiting until the last minute. I have to say it was cold, 19 degrees at the start of the race. I did manage to finish before the guy with one lung and asthma!

Jingle Bell 5K

jg — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:32:35 +0000

December’s 5K was for the Arthritis Foundation. The 5K was held in dowtown Columbus. It was really cold, about 23 degrees at race time. It was a lot of fun, probably about 4000 runners. There were a few runners in full Santa costumes, as well as lots of reindeer anglers and Santa hats. What a great way to kickoff the holidays and finish my year of 5Ks. Now I need to come up with something for 2009.

Turkey Trot

jg — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 01:26:38 +0000

November’s 5K, actually a 5-miler, was on Thanksgiving morning and benefited the Madison County Humane Society. I went with some good friends. There were about 4000 people running. The goal was to get in the top 1000 so we’d get a free pumpkin pie. Needless to say I went home pieless, but the race was a lot of fun. One more to go.

AtchyGate 5K

jg — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 22:00:51 +0000


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 High Street, down the OSU Oval, past the Horseshoe and back down Woody Hayes Blvd. How did I finish, you ask? Let’s just say I finished 2nd in the men’s division, and yes there were only 2 men in the race! In my defense, I was running against a 2-time AchyGate champion. Dawn and Zach joined in the festivities as well, although they informed me that I was on my own for any further 5Ks (at least until the temperature goes back above the 50 degree mark.

Ovarian Cancer Coalition 5K

jg — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 23:43:35 +0000

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 to say, I did beat Zach (by about 2 seconds) with the following caveats; 1) He’s never run a 5K before and 2) he got very little sleep the night before and, 3) I think he let the old man win so I wouldn’t be depressed.

We had an inspiration during the race. We’ve been running a lot of charity races, all seemingly focused on cancers that involve “lady parts”. To be fair, it seems like there should be a guy cancer focused event. We came up with the idea for a 5K to fight testicular cancer. So fair all we’ve done is come up with a race theme/slogan. Here’s what we have so far (feel free to add or ridicule).

“The Running of the Balls”
“Sack Attack”
“Members Only”

Panerathon 5K to Fight Hunger

jg — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 21:45:07 +0000

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 a great cause and a decent race.

Race For Ellie

jg — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 12:38:23 +0000

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 the race, wrapped up a couple of things as home, packed up the car and we headed to Mytrle Beach for vacation. It was a great way to start off a much needed vacation.

RadioU 5K

jg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 12:40:12 +0000

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 local, but in the evening, so I wouldn’t have to haul myself out of bed early on a weekend. The run was scheduled for through Alum Creek park, which is a great run along the river. Turns out the run was pretty good, but short. Due to all the rain part of the course flooded. Regardless it was another fun run.

Race For The Cure

jg — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:01:42 +0000

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 did the 1 mile walk. There were 43,000 people at the race this morning! It was unbelievable to see that many people crowd the streets of downtown Columbus, taking up all four lanes of road for over a mile at a time.

Today’s race was a personal one for me. It wasn’t about time or where I finished. It was in honor of my mother and the race was made even better having my family with me. Luckily I finished the 5K just in time to join them on the 1 mile walk. Thanks Mom, for everything you were and everything I learned from you.

Commit to be Fit 5K

jg — Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:01:12 +0000

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, well, actually no good excuse. Thanks to good friends of ours, let’s just refer to them as “Minards”, I accidently imbibed a bit too much last night, so hearing the alarm at 7:00 this morning was a little rough. Needless to say a good run in the cool Columbus morning does wonders to clear up the fog from a night out with the “Minards”.