Georgia or Vegas – either location keeps me on my 100 marathon path.
Two/three marathons a month (Jan-June, Sept-Oct), only one in July & August (attitude climbing both months). Running consistent, training hard, on track for Dublin/October 29th. Set a goal, visualize/see yourself there, make it happen.
Friday morning flight to Atlanta – chose Georgia, same day bib pick-up, AFB run location. LOVE our country & any experience which supports our Armed Forces. PLUS travelled to Hoover Dam just last month (Vegas run option).
Flight delay in Charlotte, didn’t ATL jet-bridge ‘til almost 7pm. 2 hour drive to Macon, quick shuteye, early a.m. start.
Much of the South was coated in ice just a week ago. Many marathon friends were disappointed when Mississippi Blues cancelled their annual event. 6 days later – what a difference! Gonna be a warm one today, high would top 80 degrees.
2 laps, 13.1 mile course = marathon medal #80. Unexpected marathon delay…didn’t actually start running ‘til almost 9. Sun already high. Yep, gonna cook today. Both of my 2017 winter runs have been crazy warm & balmy.
2 miles thru housing & base training facilities, short wooded trek, then 3 miles of open-space…ran parallel to the Base air strip. Hefty hill at mile 10, popped up into a manicured golf course, easy rolling hills – one lap complete.
Second lap: started slow, stayed slow. Walked in Florida 2 weeks ago, a steady jog would be momentum-building from last race. ALSO, no meds – neither pain nor nausea pills (purposely didn’t pack either). Ground heating up, air strip rotation ahead: no trees.
Watched participants shed their shirts. Always been too self conscious to race shirtless. NO more.
Pushed up the course’s one sizeable hill (now mile 23) & slogged to the Finish. Zapped, always struggle in heat, breathing’s all over the place. Not a great finish, but improved 20 minutes on 2017’s first marathon.
3 week break ‘til my next 26.2 mile trek…legs getting stronger, no more gutting thru 26.2.
Museum of Aviation Marathon
Warner Robins, GA
1/14/17
MOA Marathon Results
38 K R Haga 4:54:47
Hotel shower & a swanky nite in Hotlanta. Dinner at the Livingston, Marriott upper-floor stay (glass elevator ride UP). Lazy Sunday morning start, pricey a.m. breakfast, afternoon flight home.
Next weekend: snow hiking in Staunton State Park 🙂
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- pre-race, pre-dawn museum tour
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- barbershopp’d ‘Star Spangled Banner’
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- warm day in Dixie
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- Robins AFB
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- marathon #80, 2nd of 2017 — not your typical JANUARY finish pic
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- swanky digs in Hotlanta
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- ATL skyline: ’til next time, Georgia
Run the Year Motto: Run, Crawl, Walk, Conquer, Dominate 2,016 miles in 2016
GOAL COMPLETE – sure I was 10 days late…but still super pumped that I finished 2,016 miles. What seemed like a completely impossible goal last January, just happened folks. WOW, WOW, WOW!
And that it happened today, January 10th was even more special. Sister’s birthday is today – my initial running inspiration 4 years ago – AND my post-chemo endoscopy is scheduled this afternoon. More than ready to put 2016 in the past.
Happy Birthday sis. Happy Life day me.
12.31.2016 text from my running buddy Carolyn: Nearly 2000 miles, months of consecutive marathons in spite of chemo – maybe inspiring is a better word than impressive. (many thanks friend 🙂 )
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- 2016 miles — WOW!
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- 10 days late but GOAL COMPLETE
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- Milestone 1900
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- Milestone 2000
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- 2016 Milestone — SUCCESS!
Run the Year – 12.31.2016
Happy New Year, KEENAN
Run The Year 2016 has officially come to a close and we would be lying if we said it didn’t make us a little bit sad and nostalgic.
The RTY family is real and the most inspiring group of people we have ever had in one of our challenges. Thank you for the memories and the miles. Thank you for sharing your miles and fitness journey with us.
It means more than we can express in words to hear your stories of transformation, tragedy, and triumph. It means more then we can express that you chose to take a trip around the sun with us the last 366 days.
No matter how far you traveled in 2016 please be proud of every mile. It takes courage to get out there and attempt a challenge like this which is why most people just think we are crazy.
Thank you for the memories of 2016. CONGRATULATIONS on all you accomplished and we wish you an even better year in 2017!
After an almost non-existent winter, jeez the season roared in BIG this past week. No longer a question of snow, but how much precip – and will it affect my morning or evening work commute. ‘Bout time, well overdue 🙂
The mountains? Delayed ski resort openings at Thanksgiving ⇨ now resort closures…too much snow. Avalanche closed I-70 (both directions) half-day last week – 15 feet of snow covered a section of highway. Winter season’s arrived. Been driving the Jeep EVERY day since Christmas & absolutely LOVIN’ it! Sub-zero temps all week – crazy cold.
Migrated to treadmill running to log my daily miles. “Every day’s a run day” – haven’t missed since Christmas Eve.
First weekend home this year. Stay indoors, hunker down with the pup? Heck, no – layered UP & local-hiked NCAR to Chautauqua. Sun rose pink on the Flatirons Saturday morning, fave/most familiar trail trek now snow-hidden. No worries, have hiked this route at night – know it like the back of my hand. Boots, crampons, cap & gloves – GAME ON…first snow hike of 2017!
Battled thin air for a mile; lungs ached ‘til I settled into a healthy rhythm. Handful of 14ers on this hiker’s 2017 wish list. Limiting July & August to one (& only one) marathon/month. Finding balance this year.
Love of mountains, love of running. 2017 – all about achieving: BALANCE.
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- temp check: Friday NOON
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- crazy cold AND crazy windy
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- layered UP & local-hiked NCAR to Chautauqua
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- snow on the Flatirons
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- every day’s a ‘hike’ day 🙂
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- not everyone went hiking — someone road-tripped to Colorado Springs to sample ‘Mrs. Manwarren’s Cinnamon Rolls’ (as seen on Food Network’s ‘Diners, Drive-ins & Dives’)
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- LOVE LOVE this face!
the Big Chill: 2017 sub-zero start
