Category: Season 8 - A tourist in my own life

A tourist in my own life

Sketch and I run Bemidji

10/14/2023

end season 8
Loop the Lake 17 miles
2:48:53 (10:07)
my, oh my, on my. last year 2:29:57 (8:59). 18 more minutes.
wonderful weather. i felt great. i felt prepared. i forced myself to eat like a normal person all week - usually just friday :).
I have a plausible explanation, but there is not enough space in this margin

Sketch and I run Bismarck

9/16/2023

1:57:36 (8:59)
First run in my 60's
Felt very good. Feet were bad but did not have to stop.
Have not run Bismarck for several years. Now starts/ends on capital grounds.
It is definitely a higher profile venue but it means the last three miles are uphill.

Sketch and I run Detroit Lakes

9/9/2023

2:01:02 (9:15)
At about 1 hour 20 minutes i stopped and took off my shoes.
sat for 2 minutes. tightened shoes. started again. first time ever.
Great weather and I felt really good.
I believe I am now a double bogey runner.

Sketch and I run Grand Forks

8/26/2023

10 Mile Run
1:31:57 (9:12)
my results are not showing. going by my watch
Great weather. 50s with no wind.
cardio great. feet very bad. not sure i can go 2 hours.

Sketch and I run Perham

6/17/2023

Perham Turtle Fest 10k
55:11 (8:53)
i won my age group 50-59. there were two of us.
i was also the oldest person (59) running the 10k (30 people males and females).
i need a solution to my shoe/foot issue.
an avid fan would realize this is the first time in 50 running events (most half marathons) that I am wearing a different style of shoe. i have bought the same style of shoe for the last 50 events. you are all fake fans.
Tried it here because 10k and not a 10 mile or half. did not go well. the search continues.

Sketch and I run Fergus Falls

6/3/2023

Lake Region 10 mile run
1:36:57 (9:42)
Warm. felt good. feet did okay.
slower pace than fargo marathon (9:24).
need to come to terms with slower me.

Sketch and I run Fargo

5/20/2023

Fargo Marathon
2:03:07 (9:24)
great weather. felt good. thought i was doing better :)
I started dead last. thought start time was 7:45. it was 7:30
Very slow navigating at the start. On the bright side, i passed 1500 people :).

Sketch and I run Detroit Lakes

4/29/2023

Training run. new this year. 5,10,15,20 or miles.
i opted to run 10 miles
1:30:17 (9:02) no chip
it appears once around lake is 10 miles. felt good. will run again next year if able.

Sketch and I run Moorhead

3/18/2023

Season 8 begins
LAP St. Patrick's Day 10K
54:08 (9:02)
-16 with windchill. had right clothing but roads were very icy.
should not have run. almost fell several times.