tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66506824537099521642024-03-05T00:23:27.898-07:00See Dane RunDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.comBlogger1021125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-49639402084521040402024-02-05T13:29:00.001-07:002024-02-05T13:35:58.692-07:00Asselronde 25 km RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 18; 1st Edition 15.5 miles run in 2024 racesRace: Asselronde 25kmPlace: Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
Miles from home: 4198 miles
Weather: 50, rainy, quite windy *Before I start this recap, I have to say I can't believe I have been writing race recaps on this blog for 18 different years. To be honest, most of the time it feels like I am just writing these for Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-53845613169175355582023-12-19T12:13:00.000-07:002023-12-19T12:13:03.184-07:00Richmond Park Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 11th Edition 157.21 miles run and 58 miles biked and 1930 meters swam in 2023 racesRace: Richmond Park Half MarathonPlace: Richmond, UK
Miles from home: 4011 miles
Weather: 40s, cloudy, quite windyThis year has not been a good one for me for racing. I could sit and analyze why that has been for hours and believe me, I already have. Whether it’s getting older, justDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-34721454032631096482023-09-26T22:34:00.004-06:002023-09-26T22:34:47.335-06:00Ely Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 10th Edition 144.1 miles run and 58 miles biked and 1930 meters swam in 2023 racesRace: Ely Half MarathonPlace: Square Lake, MN
Miles from home: 246 miles
Weather: 60s, cloudy, windy, slight rain and humidityFor the second year in a row, the app I have co-created, Sherpa, is the title sponsor of the Ely Marathon. For the second year in a row, I was running a half Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-9690076486691239862023-09-11T13:49:00.003-06:002023-09-14T13:49:34.102-06:00Square Lake 70.3 (ish) Triathlon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 9th Edition 131 miles run and 58 miles biked and 1930 meters swam in 2023 racesRace: Square Lake 70.3 TriPlace: Square Lake, MN
Miles from home: 40 miles
Weather: 55-75; cloudy, warm After the debacle which was the final few miles of my half marathon last weekend, I was extremely trepidatious about this "Half-Ironman" race. (Quote used here as it was not a brandedDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-66815213564638264082023-09-07T09:48:00.002-06:002023-09-10T20:10:08.317-06:00Marquette Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 8th Edition 117.9 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Marquette Half MarathonPlace: Marquette, MI
Miles from home: 395 miles
Weather: 70-75, humidI don’t remember when or how I found this particular
race but I know that it’s been on my schedule all year. I vaguely recall thinking that this weekend would be good to get away from some potential warmth in the Twin CitiesDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-73435983212051162632023-06-05T12:06:00.005-06:002023-06-05T12:10:55.195-06:00Fontana Days Run RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 7th Editions 104.8 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Fontana Days RunPlace: Fontana, CA
Miles from home: 1882 miles
Weather: 50-60s; slight wind and dry with bright sun
Every time I have travel problems going to a race I think back to my
52 marathons in 52 weekends and still can’t believe that it happened.
Yes, running a marathon for 52 marathons in a row is whatDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-66107732785512612762023-05-19T17:22:00.004-06:002023-05-24T00:42:56.559-06:00Prairie Series Half Marathon South Dakota and North Dakota RecapsA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 5th and 6th Editions 91.7 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Prairie Series Half Marathon South Dakota and North DakotaPlace: Baltic, SD and Wahpeton ND
Miles from home: 246 miles and 201 miles
Weather: Mid 50s; humid; kinda smokyA year ago on the day when I started these back to back half marathons, I was on my third straight day of running six back-to-back Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-59804073789074390332023-05-07T22:34:00.001-06:002023-05-07T23:29:50.857-06:00Colorado Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 4th Edition 65.5 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Colorado Half MarathonPlace: Fort Collins, CO
Miles from home: 854
Weather: Mid 40s degrees and party cloudyWhen I had originally signed up for this race, I had a much different plan in mind. But then I DNFd my first ever marathon and with that gnawing away at my psyche, decided to throw in an impromptu marathon a Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-19639870724470668342023-04-30T21:54:00.002-06:002023-05-01T12:30:56.873-06:00Run for the Lakes Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 3rd Edition 52.4 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Run for the Lakes MarathonPlace: Nisswa, MN
Miles from home: 137
Weather: 38 degrees and party sunny; shifting windsI was nervous. I can probably count on one hand the number of times in my life I’ve actually been nervous. Anxious, excited, maybe even trepidacious about what lay ahead, but rarely am I nervous. Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-10463704091793221032023-04-03T14:58:00.004-06:002023-04-05T18:59:38.418-06:00Mt. Charleston Marathon (and Life) RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 2nd Edition
26.2 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Mt. Charleston MarathonPlace: Mt. Charleston, NV
Miles from home: 1687
Weather: 18 Degrees at start and steadily warmerI have DNFd (did not finish, for those who may not know) races before. In 2018 I pulled out of the USAT Off-Road National Championship in the middle of the mountain bike portion that the Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-77863328635454748172023-03-08T15:27:00.004-07:002023-11-16T13:07:42.846-07:00Mapping Minneapolis: Running Every Single StreetI moved to the North Loop neighborhood of Minneapolis just over a year ago and was faced with a dilemma: Footing. The previous five years in Austin,
Texas had me having to worry about cold or bad footing on so few occasions I could count them on one hand. However, moving to the Twin Cities in February meant that if I were going to run outside, I was definitely going to have to re-learn how Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-27982407143265310562023-03-01T10:46:00.002-07:002023-03-01T10:46:53.996-07:00Ventura Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 17; 11st Edition
13.1 miles raced in 2023 racesRace: Ventura Half MarathonPlace: Ventura, CA
Miles from home: 1987
Weather: 34 Degrees and 75% humidityWhen you have run over 400 races in your life, you don’t have too many firsts left to do. Unless you really start stretching for some odd distances or get hyperspecific, the firsts aren't there anymore. Unfortunately, Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-52859822243818121892022-10-02T13:51:00.001-06:002022-10-03T17:46:32.673-06:00Fire Tower Trail Races 35km RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 11th Edition
149.6 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: Fire Tower Trail Races 35km Place: St. Croix State Park
Miles from home: 101
Weather: 51 Degrees and 94% humidityI’m gonna win this race.A month ago I had no races on my schedule. Next thing I know I had three races in 14 days including a trail 10 miler, a half marathon, and this 35 km trail race at the Fire Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-81982713350375347782022-09-27T09:04:00.002-06:002022-09-27T09:04:52.430-06:00Boundary Waters Bank Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 10th Edition
127.6 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: Boundary Waters Bank Half MarathonPlace: Ely, MN
Miles from home: 246
Weather: 49 Degrees and 94% humidityThere’s so much about this race weekend to talk about that it’s going to be hard for me to limit myself to not bore the bejesus out of everybody, so bear with me. First and foremost the marathon Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-41780622932170310672022-09-18T16:10:00.007-06:002022-09-19T12:36:40.972-06:00O' Brien 10.4 Trail Race Recap (Minnesota State Champion Trail race)A Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 9th Edition
114.5 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: O' Brien 10.4 Trail RacePlace: William O'Brien State Park
Miles from home: 45
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Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-37366516258629506722022-08-02T14:29:00.002-06:002022-08-02T14:36:20.461-06:00Running Every Single Street in Your HometownWhen it comes to the world of running, I remember saying in an article
15 years ago that there’s hardly anything new under the sun. Without a doubt, and obviously, nothing has gotten more fresh. Sure, we can all try
to find something that someone hasn’t done already but that is a
rather fruitless search and really what is the point? What really
only matters is if it is new to you Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-83946503395478102592022-06-01T09:51:00.002-06:002022-06-01T09:51:40.466-06:00Sherpa I’ve been hinting at something big for myself for quite some time and yesterday I thanked many of you who wished me a happy birthday with information about an app that has been in creation, in one form or another, for over 8 years. Well, as I am nearing the finish line of testing and re-testing, and finally finding the perfect partner who echoes my love for running and safety, Heather Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-82408507308635887352022-05-24T11:51:00.003-06:002023-05-11T15:44:31.515-06:00New England Challenge (6 Halfs in 6 Days in 6 States) RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 3rd-8th Editions
97.9 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: New England ChallengePlace: Fairlee, VT; Portland, ME; Nashua, NH; Warwick, RI; Westfield, MA; Hartford, CT
Miles from home: 1201 to 1349
Weather: A fairly consistent mid 50-low 60s, humid, foggy/rainy all 6 daysAt the end of 2019, I had experienced a surge in my running and traveling after a few years of Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-59635419054611432152022-04-27T23:31:00.000-06:002022-04-27T23:31:42.381-06:00Campwannarun Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 2nd Edition
19.3 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: Campwannarun Half MarathonPlace: White Bear Lake, MN
Miles from home: 22
Weather: 62; Windy; somewhat rainyWhen I ran the snowshoe race after being a Minneapolis resident for all of six days, I was invigorated to race again, after two years of lethargy, mostly brought on by the pandemic. Unfortunately, the Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-47265739291150878632022-02-20T14:54:00.006-07:002022-02-20T20:46:13.348-07:00Book Across the Bay RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 16; 1st Edition
6.2 miles raced in 2022 racesRace: Book Across the Bay 10KPlace: Ashland to Washburn, WI
Miles from home: 225
Weather: 11 degrees; WindyI just moved to Minneapolis a week ago. My movers are still in the "We will notify you in 1-2 days when you can expect your belongings" phase. (They are about to get put on blast.) I have a variety of cold Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-48820539959810850752021-05-26T13:52:00.004-06:002021-10-06T15:28:36.869-06:00USA Triathlon Age Group Olympic-Distance National Championships RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 15; 3rd Edition
1900 yards swum, 38 miles biked and 22.3 miles raced in 2020 racesRace: USA Triathlon Age Group Olympic-Distance National ChampionshipsPlace: Fort Worth, TX
Miles from home: 200
Weather: 75 degrees; 100% humidityI have standing rule: if a national championship race is held somewhere near me, and I am free, I will race that race, regardless of howDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-23404649546888089852021-04-28T15:27:00.000-06:002021-04-28T15:27:16.844-06:00Cal Tri Austin Sprint Distance RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 15; 2nd Edition
400 yards swum, 13 miles biked and 16.2 mile raced in 2020 racesRace: Cal Tri Austin Sprint DistancePlace: Pflugerville, TX
Miles from home: 20
Weather: 50-60 degrees; sunny, humidA Facebook notification came across my view about a triathlon just up the road a piece a week from then and I looked ta the weather report. This might be the last time Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-27105993357691445382021-04-09T12:39:00.002-06:002021-04-09T12:39:57.281-06:00Three Creeks Half Marathon Recap A Runner's Ramblings: Volume 15; 1st Edition
13.1 mile raced in 2020 racesRace: Three Creeks Half MarathonPlace: Denver, CO
Miles from home: 949
Weather: 50-60 degrees; sunny, windyA week before this race, I had no idea I would be racing. After a 2020 where I only squeezed in a half-marathon in the last few weeks, it had now been a year and a half during which I had only put a race Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-77332056405932159182020-12-24T14:28:00.003-07:002021-04-08T12:32:13.067-06:00Stars at Night Half Marathon RecapA Runner's Ramblings: Volume 14; 1st Edition
13.1 mile raced in 2020 races
Race: Stars at Night Half
Place: San Antonio, TX
Miles from home: 68
Weather: 50-60 degrees; windy; dark halfway throughA week ago I found out the only marathon I thought I may be able to do to continue my streak of running a Boston Qualifying time for 16 straight years was filled. I was more than a bit miffed. I am Danehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6650682453709952164.post-53566851818130813092020-09-13T23:29:00.000-06:002020-09-13T23:29:15.199-06:00How to Lose a Marathon - A Book Review*I was fortunate enough to exchange books with the author of this book I am about to review. That means, of course, given how I plan to totally use his limitless contacts, I will only laud praise on Joel and his tome.*If you believe my review will be based on receiving the book from the author, you know nothing about me and how I operate. Which, given this is the internet, has never stoppedDanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07775306723201816352noreply@blogger.com0