Two days in New England, 2 more medals.  Crowded courses, faster times, bigger smiles. Light on hydration, off any set-menu, post-race prep hit or miss.  Not perfect but…

SUMMER fun has BEGUN.  Two days with FAMILY.  No hotels, no post-race runner tales.  Early morning starts, Cumberland Farm coffee & afternoons with the cutest/brightest 2-year-old on Earth.  Commute time within 2.5 hours from Connecticut, Rhode Island & Massachusetts race locales.  When does that ever happen?  Seeing an annual New England run tradition in my Mainly future.  Chicken soup for the marathon soul ❤️

Cool morning temps.  Both days started steady & negative-split finished the 2nd Half.  BOTH days.  Mentally STRONG.  Easier to push-thru the physical knowing there’s not another hotel check-in post-race.  For a guy who’s targeting 100 marathons… travel’s been a factor.  Brother’s an introvert, a Colorado home-body.  Thus far, have kept multi-day marathoning compartmentalized.  Run life.  Family/friends.  Rare the 2 should mix.

Day 1’s CT course [was] laps in a city park, however…. HUGE shout-out to Rhode Island.  Tree-cover & a MASSIVE half-mile grind UP UP UP.  Blackstone River State Park, 2nd fave Mainly course-to-date (after Bristol TN).  2 down, 4 ‘tiny’ states to go.  #50K every day

But first... Mexican nite with the family.  Chips, salsa & tequila.  Cha cha cha 💃

New England Series – CT & RI