Downtown Westfield 5k and Pizza Extravaganza - 26:20

Mmmmm pizza! Okay, I think six days is enough time to have recovered from the mental beating I took thanks to this race and I can throw together a quick recap. This was just not a good race for me. As I keep writing about recently, I’m in a pretty rough rut with running right now and I knew that going into the race so I didn’t expect a lot. [Read More]

Downtown Westfield 5k & Pizza Extravaganza – 20:31 (pre-HRT)

Ah, yes, the Downtown Westfield 5k pizza run. This was year number four running this race. Historically, it’s a slow race for me. It’s always a Wednesday after a full day of work and has a bad habit of falling on one of the hottest days of the year. It’s a recipe for disappointment every time. I’m rarely happy with my time. This year, the weather was surprisingly nice, possibly the coolest year I’ve run it. [Read More]

Downtown Westfield 5k & Pizza Extravaganza – 22:32

Yesterday was hot, so very hot. So what was a good thing to do? Run a race! Right? No, I know. It was rough and hot, but the fiancée and I run this race every year. It’s in her hometown and there’s pizza at the end, how could we not do it? Each year seems to be hotter than the previous one so this time I was smart and set my expectations a bit low. [Read More]