September 2004 -20 years ago: I passed 90,000 lifetime miles near the end of the month while getting in 280 miles and racing twice oddly both were 3rd place finishes and both were timed in 17:57. The two cross-country races were the Governor Dummer Invitational (Newbury, MA) which was a fun event with the Winner’s Circle Running Club racing the High School team. Two weeks later I ran in the 3x5k Chamberas XC relay in Greenwich RI.
September 2009 – 15 years ago: I had spent six weeks off with a stress fracture and was just starting back in running in late August. I got in 230 miles and raced twice during the month. The first race (09/12/09) was the USATF NE 5 mile championships in Boston. Unfortunately, the cone at the turn on the out/back section of the course was put in the wrong location and nearly 800 finishers did not get their money’s worth running only 4.9 miles. I managed a respectable (all things considered) time of 28:36 which was under 6:00 pace (my goal going into the race). Two weeks later I fell into a solid pack at the USATF NE 10km championships in Gloucester MA. I ran most of the race with Dave Quintal (35:13), Reno Stirrat (35:14), and John Barbour (35:18). I was very happy to run a 35:17 for 15th place in the master’s competition.
September 2019 – 5 years ago: This month was pretty rough. My back had been bothering me since May and was slowly getting worse. I visited a bunch of Trustees locations over the long weekend (August 31 into Sept 2) and things got much worse. That ended my 223 day streak of running. Recovery was VERY slow.
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