My Upcoming Races


My Upcoming Races

Note: All races are tentative until I actually run them! I might or might not show up on any given day. If more than one race is listed for a particular date I'm probably undecided on which one I will run.

May 2022



05/28/22
Downhill at Dawn Half Marathon
Black Mountain, NC


June 2022

06/12/22
RAD Half Marathon/10k
Asheville, NC


06/19/22
Father's Day 5k
Charlotte, NC


July 2022

07/02/22
Shiloh Mission Run 5k
Faith, NC


07/04/22
American 4-Miler
Charlotte, NC


07/09/22
The Scream! Half Marathon
Brown Mountain Beach NC


07/16/22
Run/Walk the Greenway 5k
Salisbury, NC


07/23/22
Meet Me at the Fountain 5k
Forest City, NC






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Race #521 - Hit the Brixx 10k - Charlotte, NC - 05/21/2022

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Oh wow... this was a disaster. With my first half marathon of the year coming up next week, I thought I should probably run a 10k since I've only done 5k races thus far this year. If these results are any indication, the half marathon will be a disaster, or at the very least I'll be over 2 hours for the first time in the past 119 half marathons. I'm not that concerned, and frankly, I'd like to get that streak behind me and start getting comfortable being over 2 hours in half marathons.  Other than my poor showing, the race was a lot of fun. I met up with my good friend and competitor, Bob Nelson, who finished a couple minutes ahead of me and won the 70-74 age group. The pizza after the race was great.  Race Name:  Hit the Brixx 10k/5k Location:  Charlotte, North Carolina Date:  May 21, 2022 Race Rating:  106 Top 10 (10k): Top 10 (5k): Course: My Garmin measured the course at 6.28 miles -- not enough to take off rating points but enough to put my pace over 9 minutes. The
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Race #486 -- Easter Eggstravaganza 5k -- Albemarle, NC -- 04/04/2021

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The second of Vac & Dash's Spring Trifecta Series of Sunday afternoon races, the Easter Eggstravaganza 5k was held at the Badin Drive-In theater. Being on Easter day there weren't a lot of runners -- only 50 finishers. That mattered little to me though as I'm just trying to run a race each week as I get back into race shape as best I can. After last week's half marathon I felt a little slowed down with heavy legs as I did my regular running routine throughout the week, but I felt okay on race day. My goal was to finally crack 26 minutes. This was my fourth 5k during this comeback stretch and each time I've been a little faster.  As you can see by the graphic below, I didn't quite crack 26 minutes, but I was close at 26:06. That's 19 seconds faster than my last 5k on March 14th and a minute and 33 seconds faster than the first 5k of my comeback on February 27th (my 69th birthday by the way). So I'm making progress little by little. I'm realistic e
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Race #462 — 08/03/19 – Eagles Scholarship 5k – Concord NC

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A lot of races are held at the beautiful Frank Liske Park in Concord, which is great if you don’t mind unpaved but smooth trails. I’m not a trail runner but this type of trail is not a lot different from running on roads as long as it’s not muddy. This was the 5th year of this race and they really should take a different approach for the awards. The top age group was 50-and-over and they only went 1-deep. Worse than that, the overall winners also won awards for their age groups… double dipping. Somebody please clue these people in. Race Name: NCCU Eagles Scholarship 5k Location: Concord, North Carolina Date: August 3, 2019 Race Rating: 66 Winners (Top 10 Overall): Course: Elevation: Weather at Start: Click Here for Race Results Click Here for Race Finish Video on YouTube My Stats: Time: 23:35 Pace: 7:35 Age Group (50-and-over): 2 of 14  Overall: 8 of 90 Average Heart Rate: 155 Maximum Heart Rate: 170 Age Grade Percentage: 72.44% RACE
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Race #240 - Frosty 50k Relay - Winston-Salem, NC - 01/04/14

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For some reason I thought a trail relay race would be a good idea, and I gathered together a team of four runners, all over the age of 50 so we could compete in the Grand Masters category. There are actually three races -- the 50k, a 25k, and the 50k relay where each of the four team members runs 12.5k, which is about 7.5 miles. The relay is a much better option for me since I try to limit my running distances to nothing more than a half marathon (13.1 miles). I'm also not a trail runner, preferring the solid footing of paved surfaces, but as trails go this is an easy one, a solid packed surface that runs around Salem Lake. In addition to me, our team included Roberta (Bobbi) Villneff of Mooresville and two fast members of the Gaston County Runners, Joe Marlowe and Jimmy Glover. It was one of the coldest days of the winter, with the temperature at the start of the race dipping to 17 degrees. I'm no fan of cold weather but I ran the first leg of the race, hoping to get my pa
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Race #64 – Hendrick Marrow Program Half Marathon – Concord NC – 11/22/09

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This was the inaugural running of the Hendrick Marrow Program Half Marathon held at Lowe’s Motor Speedway. The field of runners was small, probably 50 or 60 runners for each race (half marathon and 5k). As we lined up to run, the race director told us that they purposely didn’t advertise the race because it was the first one and they wanted to iron out all the kinks, so we were a test group of sorts, and that next year they were planning a big advertising campaign surrounding the race. Sounds logical to me. There were definite kinks to be worked out but it was truly a unique half marathon and I’m glad we ran it. The entire race took place on the grounds of Lowe’s Motor Speedway, which is huge, so it’s not hard to map out a course 13.1 miles long. We ran up and down the ZMAX Drag Strip twice (at the beginning and as we were finishing) and ran around The Dirt Track and around the outside of the big speedway before going inside and taking a lap around the big track itself, which was pret
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