Sunday, August 31, 2025
Thursday, August 28, 2025
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
Sunday, August 24, 2025
OK THAT WAS A CHALLENGE...
WE CAN REBUILD HIM 2025 RACE #63Black Diamond Half Marathon Trail Race
Sunday, August 24, 2025
I first ran the Black Diamond Half in 2016 (the first year it was a half, previously it had been 15k.) It was hot and humid and I remember thinking first, they were lucky no one went down from the heat, and second, I'd need a good reason to run it again, the course (out and back on the Lehigh Valley Trail) just wasn't very interesting.
Cue 2020 and lots of races going virtual due to Covid, and for some reason I decided it would be good to run the course on my own. Which I proceeded to do in 2021, 2022, and 2023 as well.
In 2024 I decided to do it live to see where my fitness was at, after a late spring and summer of doing far too little running. This year I was going to run it solo again, but plans changed and I found myself in Rochester on race day so I switched to the live race.
So either I found my good reason or like the Red Wing Trail Challenge, I need to learn to ignore myself when I say anything about not running a race again in the future...
2025 Event Totals
Run 309.8 mi, 79 hr 16 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
STATES: CT, MA, NY, RI
Saturday, August 23, 2025
Friday, August 22, 2025
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
BACK IN BLACK (CREEK PARK)
WE CAN REBUILD HIM 2025 RACE #60
Dirt Cheap Trail Race #4 -
Black Creek Park 4.1mi Trail Race
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Black Creek Park was one of the first parks where I ran trails when I first started spending significant time in Rochester, 25+ years ago. The singletrack trails that are so much fun to run didn't exist back then - the park was pretty much all wide, grass-covered paths (with some wooded sections that had bare dirt.) I don't like running on grass - it's too difficult to see what the ground is doing, even when the grass is mowed. But Black Creek was a very convenient place to go run trails, and over time as more and more singletrack was developed it became more fun to run there.
I can only think of two races that I've run there - I ran the Anna's Wish 5k in 2022, which turned out to be the last year they held that one. And I ran the Cast A Shadow 6hr race there twice, in 2013 and 2017 (both years ended up being trail races, not enough snow to snowshoe - I managed to last around 4 1/2 hours both times) Other than that, the last time I have a record of running there was in 2014, though I also have a few times after that when Ann and I walked there to go see the heron rookery (which is now gone - the herons moved away by 2016.)
I'd been thinking recently that it has been far too long since I ran at Black Creek, so I was glad to have the opportunity to run there tonight - even with Boots being true-to-form and starting the course with us running up the sledding hill. Tonight's course hit some of the areas I ran most often (the more wooded southern part of the park) and brought back a lot of memories of past runs there, even though it has apprently been over a decade since I ran there on any sort of regular basis.
2025 Event Totals
Run 290.4 mi, 74 hr 18 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
STATES: CT, MA, NY, RI
Monday, August 18, 2025
Sunday, August 17, 2025
Saturday, August 16, 2025
Thursday, August 14, 2025
Wednesday, August 13, 2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
1.6 Mile Walk at Buckingham Pond
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
Slow going... as I was going to my car I spotted a car buzzing down my street and jammed on my brakes to stop from stepping into the street - and somehow pulled something in my lower back/hip. VERY frustrating, since I was planning to head to VT Thursday afternoon for a 5 mile race Thursday evening.
On the plus side - while at Buckingham I spotted a heron, a large snapping turtle, and the Beast of Buckingham itself...
BELATED SAD NEWS...
Peter David 1956-2025
Tuesday, August 12, 2025
I actually stumbled across this information about two weeks ago, while reading an article about how Disney/Marvel frequently gives a pittance (or nothing at all) to the creators of the characters and storylines they are now making billions of dollars off of by adapting them into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Peter David was referenced as a popular Marvel author who created the "Smart Hulk" (the model for the current MCU Hulk) during his 12 year stint writing the Incredible Hulk comic who also had a GoFundMe setup to help cover prodigious medical expenses after he had a series of medical emergencies, prior to passing away while hospitalized in late May.
Peter David was an incredibly prolific author, both in the comics industry (he wrote extensively for both Marvel and DC, as well as for several independent publishers - I very much enjoyed his take on Dreadstar for First Comics after Jim Starlin stopped writing it, as well as his work on the Hulk and X Factor for Marvel) and in the book industry, where he wrote original fiction as well as a lot of movie, television, and comic tie-ins. He wrote a number of scripts for television, film, and video gamesHe also wrote a regular column for the Comics Buyers Guide from 1990 to 2013, and had a blog on his website which he updated regularly until 2020.
In recent years his health apparently took several turns for the worse, and on May 24 he passed away in the hospital.
Oddly enough, I didn't see any reference to his passing on any of the genre news sites I visit regularly.
His website was updated last month with a post showing Marvel's tribute to him, and another post detailing several events at the 2025 SDCC (Comic-Con) celebrating his life, work, and legacy.
Sunday, August 10, 2025
WE CAN REBUILD HIM 2025 RACE #56
Duvall Farms Goat Run 4mi Road/Trail Race
Sunday, August 10, 2025
Lots of sun and hills to boot, definitely tough going. But the goats were funny and cute before and after, and since there were only two men 60-69 there, I took 2nd place in my age group, which meant I got to hold a 4 day old baby goat while my picture was being taken.
2025 Event Totals
Run 269.8 mi, 68 hr 49 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
STATES: CT, MA, NY, RI
Saturday, August 09, 2025
WE CAN REBUILD HIM 2025 RACE #55
Daniel's Race 5k Road Race
Saturday, August 9, 2025
Tough summer race - over 3 miles with very little shade. But I managed to run my fastest 5k of 2025 (30 sec faster than Wednesday night's previous fastest 5k of 2025)
2025 Event Totals
Run 265.8 mi, 67 hr 58 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
STATES: CT, MA, NY, RI
Thursday, August 07, 2025
Wednesday, August 06, 2025
WE CAN REBUILD HIM 2025 RACE #53
Run 585 #3 - Hot Summer Night 5k Road Race
(plus 2.1 mi of walking before/after)
😁 I finally managed to run all three of the Run 585 Summer races in Rochester! And ran my fastest 5k of 2025 so far (not that that's saying much... it's been slow going this year.)
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
2025 Event Totals
Run 256.5 mi, 64 hr 45 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Bike 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
Snowshoe 3 mi, 0 hr 59 min
Kayak 0 mi, 0 hr 0 min
STATES: CT, MA, NY, RI
Monday, August 04, 2025
Saturday, August 02, 2025
Friday, August 01, 2025
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