The first annual Hearts for Heroes 5k wound its way through the quaint, historic, and beautiful town of Valdese, which is in the North Carolina foothills. There was plenty of up and down, which is to be expected in these parts, and once again I got plenty of hill practice. It was a fairly small [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Race #35 – Waldensian Trail of Faith Hearts for Heroes 5k – Valdese NC – 05/30/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 30th, 2009
Barefoot running and heel strike
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 26th, 2009
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Race #34 – Night of the Ninja 5k – Asheville NC – 05/23/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 24th, 2009
It’s becoming apparent that I have a love/hate relationship with running races in Asheville. Here are 5 random things I HATE about racing in Asheville: (1) It’s so far away! It’s a hundred miles one way and nobody in their right mind would drive that far to pay to run a 5k race. There are [...]
Race #33 – Belmont Classic 5k – Belmont NC – 05/23/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 23rd, 2009
This was the 5th annual Belmont Classic 5k race, which starts and finishes at the Belmont Police Department with proceeds going towards the operation of different police projects. The weather was beautiful for a morning run and there was a good crowd of about 250-300 runners for the 5k race. Of the 33 races I’ve [...]
Steve Prefontaine, I can go the distance AMV
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 17th, 2009
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No Comments »Race #32 – Hickory Crawdad Home Run Trot – Hickory NC – 05/16/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 16th, 2009
I always have preconceived notions about how I think a race will be before I get there. Many times it’s been a bit of a letdown to find things to be not quite as expected. Not so with the Home Run Trot sponsored by the Hickory Crawdads, the Class A minor league affiliate of the [...]
ASICS GEL Kayano 15 running shoes
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 14th, 2009
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ASICS GEL Nimbus 10 running shoes
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 14th, 2009
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ASICS GT-2140 running shoes
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 14th, 2009
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UK Gear PT-03 Desert Running Shoe by US Cavalry
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 11th, 2009
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Race #31 – Right Moves for Youth Twilight 5k – Charlotte NC – 05/08/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 9th, 2009
This was the third race in the Run for Your Life Grand Prix series and it’s a big one, with about 2,000 runners. I’m pretty sure it’s also the only evening race in Charlotte so that was a nice variation from the norm. Just like the Corporate Challenge half marathon a couple months ago, the [...]
Brillion’s own elite runner
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 8th, 2009
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ASICS TIL (Top Impact Line) Deena Kastor
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 8th, 2009
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Kara Goucher
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 8th, 2009
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Race #30 – New Jersey Marathon – Long Branch NJ – 05/03/09
Posted by Richard Hefner on May 3rd, 2009
It was the best of times. Here’s me (in the white shirt) just before the finish line in about 4:02… It was the worst of times. Here’s me lying on a stretcher with hypothermia and dehydration about 10 minutes after the race… So it wasn’t the ideal ending, but was a good experience nevertheless. I [...]
