Life of an Age-Grouper

The Xterra Shepaug Trail Race brought me back to my childhood as I found myself smiling and laughing  as I ran through puddles, jumped over down trees, charged and climbed uphills, launched over streams, evaded thorns, danced through mud and occasionally got lost. The Shepaug 25k was easily the most fun I have ever had at a race. Long Island certainly has trails that can be utilized for mountain biking or running and I'm extremely fortunate to have trail access right out my front door but these trails are lacking.  The topography and environment simply don't provide what I want to run on or through and certainly can't prepare you for real trail running. I had an idea of what Connecticut could offer me and as such I signed up for the Xterra Shepaug 25k Trail Race in Bridgewater, Connecticut.   I did my best to prepare for this race but found it difficult since there was limited information on the World Wide Web. It didn't take very long however to figure out wha...

The following are confirmed races for the 2012 race season.  I will certainly be backfilling my schedule with some races as the season draws closer. May 19th - Harriman 70.3 June 3rd - Great Southbay with Dad July 12 - Vineman 70.3 August 7th - Smithpoint with dad August 21 - Timberman 70.3 This is a very short list of races however I have extremely lofty goals for all of them.  The two races that have all my attention are Vineman 70.3 and Timberman 70.3. You could call these "A" races or simply races that I plan to hold nothing back on.   The two races with my Dad are going to be great.  Last year he missed out on GSB do to a serious head cold.  Smithpoint will be new to both of us.  Both courses are flat and should be a lot of fun. The following are races that I would like to add to my schedule; 1. Century ride with my Dad (both of us are very eager to accomplish this) 2. Xterra - I had originally planned to do the Dirty Devil in NJ ...