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Saturday November 9 2019 Another double header – but less full on this time. A 5k road then 10k Trail. First up was Rhode Island and the Pawsox Veterans Home Run 5K in Pawtucket. I flew into Providence after work on Friday and met Becca, who had been in NYC & Boston with work theContinue reading “RI & CT”

Sunday November 3 2019 Becca and I flew to Kansas City, MO after work on the Friday, Ubered to Meg and Jeff’s in Lawrence and got to bed late. Meg and a friend were running the half with me, so the next day we went to packet pick up in the town’s nice little runningContinue reading “KS”

Saturday October 19 2019 The last of the long drives – Charlotte to Mount Vernon, 5.5 hours. We ended up leaving home well after 6pm on the Friday, as I was coaching at school in our States play-off quarter final against Cape Fear Academy. We won easily but it went on a while – BeccaContinue reading “KY”

Saturday October 12 2019 Another double header race weekend! Slightly easier this time though. Last time was a 10 mile trail then a 10K road. This weekend was 4 mile trail then 15K road. I flew AA to Philadelphia Friday after work, rented an Infiniti SUV, and drove to the PHL Airport Red Roof InnContinue reading “PA & DE”

Saturday October 5 2019 My first race victory! Shawnee, Ohio – The Run For Blue Blazes 10k trail race – Joey, 1st place overall! It was a small race but still great to get the win. Becca and I drove the 6.5 hours up to Ohio on Friday after work, and stayed at a niceContinue reading “OH”

Saturday September 21 2019 This was my first double race, double state weekend – obviously a time and cost effective way to take down two states quickly, if I can travel easily between them, and only need one set of flights. I was interested by how I would do racing-wise, competing twice in 24 hours,Continue reading “NJ & MD”

Saturday September 14 2019 Becca’s flight was delayed/cancelled so I flew into Birmingham by myself Friday, stayed the night in a hotel Becca had booked, and early Saturday morning, headed to Turkey Creek Nature Preserve, Pinson, Alabama, for the Darter Dash 10K. This Nature Preserve is a beautiful place – completely clear water, very hillyContinue reading “AL”

Saturday August 17 2019 A week after Georgia, I drove myself to West Virginia, and raced in the River GourgeOus Trail 10K, at the New River Gorge Bridge National Park. There were over 200 runners across the different race distances, and I placed 5th overall. The top three actually won money. The race started aroundContinue reading “WV”

Saturday August 10 2019 Following a recommendation from a nice lady in the school cafeteria, I had arranged a weekend getaway for Becca and me to visit Blue Ridge, Georgia. A beautiful country escape on the lake. Very much nearer the time, I investigated on runningintheusa.com and found that on the Saturday morning, not tooContinue reading “GA”

Saturday July 13 2019 I made use of some hard-earned Delta AMEX Air Miles to fly into Minneapolis by myself, to run a 10 mile trail race, A Run in The Woods. I used Lyft, stayed the Friday night in an Extended Stay America, and ticked off state number eight. I notched up 6th placeContinue reading “MN”