Running

Active August Tips

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ August 3, 2009 ⋅ 7 comments

I found a website that gives you a rough idea on how many calories certain exercises would burn. As always, your mileage may vary, but these are a good enough approximation for you to get started with should you be interested in what you are burning.
But that is not the reason for this aside. No, [...]

Active August

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ August 1, 2009 ⋅ 2 comments

Today starts August and with that is my agreement to join the pack in what is being tweeted as “Active August”. You can follow all of the tweets here. The rules as I understand them are quite simple: we agree to be more active during the month of August, look to be mindful of our [...]

Hartford

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 13, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, I did it again. I dragged myself out of bed at six in the morning, drove thirty miles, and ran for thirteen miles before driving back home. Yessir, last Saturday was the Hartford Half-Marathon and for the third time in four years I was a participant. A few things were different this time. First, [...]

Ramping Up

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ August 7, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I am ramping up for the Hartford Half in October. My plan is to do some long runs (8, 10, 12) once on the weekends and then get in three or four runs during the week at 4 to 5 miles each. If I can do that between now and race day I should be [...]

Feeling Irish

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ March 31, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

I managed to drag myself to the start line in Holyoke this past Saturday for the 33rd running of the Saint Patrick’s Day Road Race. I know what you are thinking, you are thinking “hey, Saint Patrick’s day was two weeks ago”, and you would be right. Traditionally, the road race and parade are held [...]

Still Running

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ February 1, 2008 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, some of the time, yes. But not as much as I would like. I know it would seem that I have done nothing since the marathon, and for the most part that is correct. I did not run in any races in 2007. Wait, not true! I forgot that I ran the Manchester Road [...]

When Will the Pain Stop?

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ November 6, 2006 ⋅ 3 comments

I hope it is soon. It is not pain as much as it is just general discomfort. And I have had enough of it already. I know I will be fine in a couple of days, but until then every little thing will nag me.
For those that were unaware, last Sunday I participated in [...]

Hartford, Part Deux

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 15, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Well, I did it again. I participated in the Hartford Half-Marathon this past Saturday in spite of the devastating results last year. Truth be told, the events of last year in the rain did not deter me from entering races this year, with the Big One coming up in less than three weeks. That’s right, [...]

Scenes From Hartford in a Driving Rain

By Thomas LaRock ⋅ October 10, 2005 ⋅ Post a comment

This is a rebroadcast of a blog posting done after my first Half-marathon in 2005. I have a race this Saturday, and thought it would be nice to remember the good times.

I have been meaning to get this blog started with some MS SQL Server stuff, but have not had the time. Well, I actually [...]