Race #7 = The Covered Bridge Mile

Race #7 took place just over the Vermont border in a beautiful town called Woodstock, VT. I have presented tennis clinics at the Woodstock Inn the last two years and it was fun to return to one of my favorite Vermont towns to race part of the Covered Bridge Half Marathon course. Hosting the event were my dear friends from Sarasota, Mark and Kim Sheffield. Mark and Kim have a home in Woodstock for the summer months and spend the winters in Sarasota. Kim is one of my running partners. As a coach and competitive runner herself, she chose the best course for a road mile race as we raced on the pancake flat second mile of the Covered Bridge Half Marathon course. I had the pleasure to have Keith Drake to run with me. Keith is a former Connecticut College undergrad and is now doing his graduate studies at Dartmouth. Also in attendance was Charlie Kimbell, the director of the Covered Bridge Half Marathon that takes place every June. He came out on his bicycle along with fellow bicycle enthusiast and tennis player, Jas Dembinski. It was also great to see one of my tennis students, Camille Ertel, come out and support us with her parents Michael and Joanne. Thank you all for your support!

We travel to Littleton, MA tonight for Race #8!

Race #6 = The Sunapee Sprint

Race #6 was held during Newbury, NH Old Home Day celebration. Newbury is a wonderful small town on Lake Sunapee. My old friend and selectman of Newbury, Gary Budd, hosted Sekyen and me. Thanks also to Travis Dezotell, from the Newbury Recreation Department, for helping put on the one-mile event.

Next stop – Woodstock, VT!

Race #4 – Peltz Financial Mile

The Peltz Financial Mile took place on 7/8 in Windham, NH. It was the 4th race on the SmoothToe New England Marathon…One Mile At A Time tour. The beautiful neighborhood race course is part of the The Windham Turkey Trot 5 mile course that takes place on Thanksgiving morning every year. Louise Peltz is the race organizer for the Windham Turkey Trot and Claude is my financial consultant for many years . It was very special to have them involved and have Peltz Financial Services www.peltzfinancialservices.com be the sponsor of the race. Here is a photo of Claude and I after the race:

I ran a 4:50.96, but the highlight was the terrific group of people that congregated for the event.  From the group of young runners who participated to the friends/neighbors on bicycles or in cars following the race, a sincere thanks to all the supporters who came out on this chilly July evening.

Strength Exercises After Running

Many runners think their workout is over after they run, but I feel that is the perfect time strength workouts should begin. From hurdles to medicine ball exercises, this is the time to build strength and protection for your races. Remember that strong muscles do not protect the disks in your back, so be certain to keep your back at neutral during these exercises to avoid lower back pain.

Here is a photo after the Boom Box Mile as I use the hurdles to open up my hips after speed work:

Race #2 Boom Box Mile

Happy 4th! My younger brother, Marc, and nephew, Jonathan, and I spent the day in Connecticut as we did last year as we ran the Boom Box Mile – Race #2 on the SmoothToe New England Marathon…One Mile At A Time.

It was a beautiful New England day for a change as this part of the country has seen enough rain for the summer. I ran a 4:45.45.
Eight seconds faster than last year.

The Last Mile Racing Company did a great job today and now we run their invitational mile race on Monday evening. We will try to get some good race footage from this race on Monday.

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