In light of the fact that ...
... and by popular request ... the Brickyarders will be assembling this Saturday for a morning run at 7 AM. See you there!
Thursday, June 28, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Viaduct Trail Ultramarathon Countdown
Saturday July 7, 2012 5:00 AM
Ultramarathoner Tracy Vroeginday heads out. 100 miles.
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Fairfield Half
Click the above link for more pix!
We ALL did well! Here're Linda's pix.
Brickyarders (including honorary) in attendance: Sri, Tray, Mike, Linda, Brent, Lee, Larry
Mike, Lee, Larry, Sri, Brent, Tray
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Saturday, June 23, 2012
Welcome Meredith!
Rose called me last night and said she got a call from someone who wanted to join us today. 7:30 was the time they agreed on. Meredith and her Mom showed up right on schedule and after a little talking we took off. Linda and Dana walked North and Rose, Brent, Mike, Barbara, Dave, Meredith and I headed South.
Rose already had a a couple of miles and Brent and Mike had been running since 6 AM. Meredith is head of her X-Country High School team and is just back from a 5-month hospital stay so she is excited about running again and getting back into the swing of things. We all got a chance to run with her and look forward to doing it again. She knows a bunch of trails in the area, one as long as 8 miles. Oh, did I mention she runs a 20+- 5K?
Where In The World Is Mike snap-decided last night to jump into the Fairfield fray. Brent will be there, drinking coffee w/ Linda and cheering us on.
Ran into Judi @ Dunkin' Donuts where some of us had breakfast. Welcome home!
8:30 AM Sunday. Bang!
Rose already had a a couple of miles and Brent and Mike had been running since 6 AM. Meredith is head of her X-Country High School team and is just back from a 5-month hospital stay so she is excited about running again and getting back into the swing of things. We all got a chance to run with her and look forward to doing it again. She knows a bunch of trails in the area, one as long as 8 miles. Oh, did I mention she runs a 20+- 5K?
Where In The World Is Mike snap-decided last night to jump into the Fairfield fray. Brent will be there, drinking coffee w/ Linda and cheering us on.
Ran into Judi @ Dunkin' Donuts where some of us had breakfast. Welcome home!
8:30 AM Sunday. Bang!
Friday, June 22, 2012
Re: [Brickyarders] New comment on Brent completes Providence in 3:48!.
On 6/22/2012 9:30 PM, Tracy Vroeginday wrote:
Mike, I hate to burst your bubble, Brent's bubble, my bubble, everybody's bubble... but here are the new BQTs:
2013 Qualifying Times (effective September 24, 2011)
Age Group Men Women 18-34 3hrs 05min 00sec 3hrs 35min 00sec 35-39 3hrs 10min 00sec 3hrs 40min 00sec 40-44 3hrs 15min 00sec 3hrs 45min 00sec 45-49 3hrs 25min 00sec 3hrs 55min 00sec 50-54 3hrs 30min 00sec 4hrs 00min 00sec 55-59 3hrs 40min 00sec 4hrs 10min 00sec 60-64 3hrs 55min 00sec 4hrs 25min 00sec 65-69 4hrs 10min 00sec 4hrs 40min 00sec 70-74 4hrs 25min 00sec 4hrs 55min 00sec 75-79 4hrs 40min 00sec 5hrs 10min 00sec 80 and over 4hrs 55min 00sec 5hrs 25min 00sec Unlike previous years, an additional 59 seconds will NOT be accepted for each age group time standard.
So Brent is looking to take off 8 min. and change and I'm looking to take off 15 min. Mohawk better treat us right!
Tray
On 6/22/2012 12:51 PM, Michael Taricani wrote:
Michael Taricani has left a new comment on your post "Brent completes Providence in 3:48!":
Way to go Brent. We knew you'd have a great 1st marathon. That might almost be a Boston qualifying time for your age group. I'd check that out if I were you.
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Call to Brickyard!
Looks like there'll be an early "wavelet" @ 6 AM and another "wavelet" @ 7 AM. These waves may overlap; I know Rose (who wanted 7 AM) is famous for arriving early. And Mike's hinting his 6 AM may not end @ 7 AM. Tray's got both a 13.1 race and a 100 race swirling in her mind, so who knows what she'll do :) Brent's going short and Lee's focused on beating Paul Couzelis on Sunday so he's a definite 8 miles starting @ 7 AM.
Rain's spozed to roll in later today which means this triple digit weather is outta here.
Sorry about the late posting of Mike's comment on Brent's marathon. We moderate comment posting on the blog and I forget to check for unpublished comments.
For those of us doing Fairfield ... may you have an excellent day!
Lee
Rain's spozed to roll in later today which means this triple digit weather is outta here.
Sorry about the late posting of Mike's comment on Brent's marathon. We moderate comment posting on the blog and I forget to check for unpublished comments.
For those of us doing Fairfield ... may you have an excellent day!
Lee
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
The Suckiest 5K of 2012
Not such a great race for me. But most people were complaining about how lousy they did tonight. It was very humid and the course was hillier than I remembered.
I did something different this time and actually warmed up for 3 miles beforehand. When I went out for the first mile, I felt pretty good and had high hopes. Time was about 7:50. Between miles 1 and 2, my hopes were dashed - 2nd mile was 8:33! I don't remember when I had such a slow mile for a 5K. Finished the last mile in 7:37 but it was too late by then to recoup the time I lost. I ran as fast as I could to the finish line just to get below 25 min. and made it with a 24:55. Awful. Race in the Park: 24:24; Newington: 24:41; Solstice: 24:55. By the end of the year, I may hit a reverse PR of 30 min.!
However, I think Sri ran it over a min. slower than his usual 5K time. Brent, correct me if I'm wrong. And I believe Bob Dacey was sucking some wind as well. All of these things make me feel better, along with Brent reminding me that I just ran 35 miles a few days ago and was up the entire night. Oh yeah - forgot about that.
Lani rocked out, in my opinion. She got a 22:55, which is what I hope to get for any 5K at some point in my life! I think she won her age division. I did not place in my age division but while I was partaking in the post-race food, Lani said they called my name. I went over to ask Kelly if and why they called my name. She said I won an award and I told her that they already announced my age division awards. She said they had me classified as an Athena. So I took my giant strawberry cookie award and pondered wolfing down another cupcake (to live up to my new title). :P
I did something different this time and actually warmed up for 3 miles beforehand. When I went out for the first mile, I felt pretty good and had high hopes. Time was about 7:50. Between miles 1 and 2, my hopes were dashed - 2nd mile was 8:33! I don't remember when I had such a slow mile for a 5K. Finished the last mile in 7:37 but it was too late by then to recoup the time I lost. I ran as fast as I could to the finish line just to get below 25 min. and made it with a 24:55. Awful. Race in the Park: 24:24; Newington: 24:41; Solstice: 24:55. By the end of the year, I may hit a reverse PR of 30 min.!
However, I think Sri ran it over a min. slower than his usual 5K time. Brent, correct me if I'm wrong. And I believe Bob Dacey was sucking some wind as well. All of these things make me feel better, along with Brent reminding me that I just ran 35 miles a few days ago and was up the entire night. Oh yeah - forgot about that.
Lani rocked out, in my opinion. She got a 22:55, which is what I hope to get for any 5K at some point in my life! I think she won her age division. I did not place in my age division but while I was partaking in the post-race food, Lani said they called my name. I went over to ask Kelly if and why they called my name. She said I won an award and I told her that they already announced my age division awards. She said they had me classified as an Athena. So I took my giant strawberry cookie award and pondered wolfing down another cupcake (to live up to my new title). :P
Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Re: [Brickyarders] Directions to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill
Thanks!
On 6/12/2012 6:41 PM, Team Primal Force wrote:
On 6/12/2012 6:41 PM, Team Primal Force wrote:
There's a gift shop called Tapestry Rose that's quite near Ferry Landing. Its address is 240 Meadow Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. This shop is where the little red A is. Just head down Meadow Road a bit to Ferry Ln.
Directions to Tapestry Rose:
- Take I-91 to Exit 24, marked “Wethersfield-Rocky Hill, Route 99.”
- At the bottom of the exit, turn South on Route 99, toward Rocky Hill.
- Go a little more than one mile on Route 99 (Silas Deane Highway).
- Turn left onto Route 160 (Glastonbury Avenue) heading toward the Connecticut River Ferry.
- The shop is on your left at the bottom of the hill, in the former Rocky Hill Train Station.
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Directions to Ferry Park in Rocky Hill
There's a gift shop called Tapestry Rose that's quite near Ferry Landing. Its address is 240 Meadow Road, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. This shop is where the little red A is. Just head down Meadow Road a bit to Ferry Ln.
Directions to Tapestry Rose:
- Take I-91 to Exit 24, marked “Wethersfield-Rocky Hill, Route 99.”
- At the bottom of the exit, turn South on Route 99, toward Rocky Hill.
- Go a little more than one mile on Route 99 (Silas Deane Highway).
- Turn left onto Route 160 (Glastonbury Avenue) heading toward the Connecticut River Ferry.
- The shop is on your left at the bottom of the hill, in the former Rocky Hill Train Station.
Ferry Landing this Saturday!
Tray suggested it, Brent and Lee have run it, Mike, Lee and Rose and Todd have done the Jan 1 Joe Vailonis 10k Winter Series at it, Lea's run thru it during the Asta Memorial 19.6 ...
This Saturday, 7:30 AM, the Brickyarders' venue has migrated to Rocky Hill Ferry Landing, USA. Anything from 10 to 24 and beyond.
Some of us will be well rested after doing the Wednesday evening Solstice 5K, some of us will be warming up for the Branford Father's day 5 mile. Others have new job titles they need to brag about. We all have big plans for the future.
Hope to see you there!
Lee
Saturday, June 9, 2012
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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Re: [Brickyarders] 6/03/2012 09:41:00 PM
Well done everyone! No pics of me. Boo hoo hoo. :'(
Guess I'll have to do a repeat (or actually better my time) when the cameras are rolling in Oct.
Off to bed!
Tray
On 6/3/2012 9:41 PM, Team Primal Force wrote:
Guess I'll have to do a repeat (or actually better my time) when the cameras are rolling in Oct.
Off to bed!
Tray
On 6/3/2012 9:41 PM, Team Primal Force wrote:
Tracy Vroeginday woke at 4 AM, drove all the way to Worcester, MA and ran 26.2 miles in 3 hours 59 minutes and 49 seconds, a PR by over 10 minutes. This is her third attempt to go sub-4. Today was her day!
http://www.headfirstperformance.com/web_documents/12worcester.htm
Brent Stratton ran the Iron Horse 10K in 45:55 (7:24 pace).
Mike Taricani ran the Iron Horse 1/2 in 1:54:30, bettering his previous time by 2 minutes.
Rose Famiglietti placed 1st in the Iron Horse 1/2 with her 2:17:56.
Lee Bradley placed 1st in the same race with a 1:46:27.
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ct/Jun3_IronHo_set1.shtml
I think it's safe to say everybody hurts. But it's a good hurt, right?!
Linda Bradley took some awesome pictures. I hope somebody took pix at Worcester. We *need* to see our very own Tray. I can only imagine what she looked like as she stared down that clock creeping closer and closer to 4:00:00.
It was a beautiful day to run. I was actually cold before the race started. But when the race got underway, it was all clear, sunny, and downright gorgeous out.
Well done Brickyarders! We all should be proud! This has been a day to remember. Rest your weary body, and remember how wonderful it is to be alive.
Lee
Go to http://primepuzzle.com/tpf/worcester-iron-horse.html for more pix!
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Worcester full / Iron Horse 10K and 1/2
Tracy Vroeginday woke at 4 AM, drove all the way to Worcester, MA and ran 26.2 miles in 3 hours 59 minutes and 49 seconds, a PR by over 10 minutes. This is her third attempt to go sub-4. Today was her day!
http://www.headfirstperformance.com/web_documents/12worcester.htm
Brent Stratton ran the Iron Horse 10K in 45:55 (7:24 pace).
Mike Taricani ran the Iron Horse 1/2 in 1:54:30, bettering his previous time by 2 minutes.
Rose Famiglietti placed 1st in the Iron Horse 1/2 with her 2:17:56.
Lee Bradley placed 1st in the same race with a 1:46:27.
http://www.coolrunning.com/results/12/ct/Jun3_IronHo_set1.shtml
I think it's safe to say everybody hurts. But it's a good hurt, right?!
Linda Bradley took some awesome pictures. I hope somebody took pix at Worcester. We *need* to see our very own Tray. I can only imagine what she looked like as she stared down that clock creeping closer and closer to 4:00:00.
It was a beautiful day to run. I was actually cold before the race started. But when the race got underway, it was all clear, sunny, and downright gorgeous out.
Well done Brickyarders! We all should be proud! This has been a day to remember. Rest your weary body, and remember how wonderful it is to be alive.
Lee
Go to http://primepuzzle.com/tpf/worcester-iron-horse.html for more pix!
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