Who Let The Dogs Out? – Doggies for Duchenne Recap

Saturday I was reminded of the WC Fields quote – “Never work with children or animals”.  It was the Dogs for Duchenne 5K in Lakewood Ranch and I decided that it would be a good time for our 2 year old chocolate labrador, Bella, to do her first race.

Scrub Jay 10K – just a run in the park

Ever had one of those days when you feel everything is just going right?  Well Saturday was one of those days.

My training schedule last week got blown up with a slight ankle sprain after my last half marathon and a business trip to Utah. Did the RICE protocol on the ankle for Monday-Wednesday then didn’t get any running in Thursday and Friday due to business. We got back to Florida at 1:30AM Saturday morning and had to be up for the Scrub Jay 10K at 5:15AM.

Running, Music and Sunshine – another moving party in the books

The first Sunday in February is the Sarasota Music Half Marathon. This is fast becoming a go to race in the Sarasota running calendar. Now in its 4th year, the race features a scenic course, over 20 different musical entertainers from local bands, high schools and individual musicians,

great medals along with an after party on the lawn of the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall overlooking Sarasota Bay.

This year there were over 2,500 participants which did lead to some bunching up at some points – but more on that later. The temperature was great – low 60s. There was a bit of a wind to cool us down, so pretty good running conditions.