Memphis Soul 5K

Posted on October 16, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Memphis Soul 5K is a pleasant race on the Sunday morning streets of Somerville, MA…

followed by a BBQ featuring food…

More food!–

and Sam Adams beer.

Come! Run with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while running.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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Harringtons Pub Race

Posted on October 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Harringtons Pub Road Race is a flat, scenic run around Lake Quannapowitt in Wakefield, MA.

After the race, runners gather at Harrington’s Pub for the awards presentation and (if they are old enough)…excellent beer.

Come! Run with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while running.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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Merrimack Firefighters 5K

Posted on October 8, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Merrimack Firefighters 5K is a flat and fast race in Merrimack, NH.

(I know what youre thinking. Flat and Fast? Every 5K is described as flat and fasteven if its got a bunch of hills! But last year I ran my fastest 5K in years here, so my legs are quite sure the course is flat and fast! :-)

Come! Run with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while running.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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Mystic Marauders Triathlon

Posted on October 2, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Mysic Marauders Triathlon is an unofficial Tri that marks the end of the season for the Mystic Marauders. The “MM”s swim at a lake north of Boston from late April to early October, and compete in triathlons wearing the colors of the Wheelworks Multisport Team.

Of course, October in New England brings cold temps to the lakes, so the Marauders are wearing wetsuits…but I swim with no wetsuit, beceause I carry the gene of an ancester who had antifreeze in his veins.

Come! Swim with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while swimming.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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Lobster Dash

Posted on September 17, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Lobster Dash is a 5 mile race on the hard-packed sand of Ogunquit Beach in Maine.

Some of us run barefoot–which is pure joy on this sand–and others wear shoes.

After the race, every runner gets a lobster roll!

Come! Run with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while running.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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Ten years after

Posted on September 12, 2011 | Leave a comment

How was your weekend? I hope you enjoyed it.

But I know that no one could “enjoy” the tenth anniversary of a horrible day.

Yesterday I woke up at dawn, planning to swim and run and feel wonderful under the sky. I’d swim a mile in a big empty lake…and then run 5K with lots of happy runners.

But of course that didn’t happen.

Couldn’t see myself cavorting on 9/11. And I couldn’t watch TV. So I spent the day thinking about my Mom (a life-long New Yorker)…and trying to make some beautiful photos. Just trying to make some beauty.  Add a bit of life to the world.

Trying to see  the blue sky as a fountain of strength and continuity…

Something that fills my soul–

…and not a highway of Death.

I worked many hours on my computer.  Think I made some beautiful pictures.  But I never left the house.

The sky is blue again today.  And today (9/12) I’ll swim and I’ll run.

See you on the road.

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Canal Diggers 5K

Posted on September 10, 2011 | Leave a comment

Hosted by the Central Mass Striders, the Canal Diggers 5K in Worcester, MA is a road race that really treats you right.

Most races give you a cotton T-shirt; the Canal Diggers 5K gives you a technical running shirt that I think I will really run in.

Most road races have a sign to mark each mile; the Canal Diggers 5K has a big digital clock at each mile, to spur you on.

And of course most races have some post-race nourishment, often just bananas and water; but the Canal Diggers 5K has a great BBQ with burgers, chicken, pizza–and excellent Harpoon beer!

Could I ask for anything more in a road race?

Sure.  I could hope for a fast course.  And the Canal Diggers 5K delivers.  I know it must be fast because I ran a minute and a half faster than I have at any other 5K this year.

(P.S.  I ran barefoot, and found the asphalt very smooth underfoot, every step of the way.)

Come! Run with me now…

(I took this photo, and the others below, while running.)








That was just a few snapshots, to give a you a taste. Now, come experience the entire race!

There are two ways to do this:

1) you can peruse a photo gallery on Facebook (tagging yourself and your friends)…

or…

2) you can immerse yourself in a full-screen HD video!

Photo Gallery on Facebook

You can view the entire race in a photo gallery on Facebook. (To tag yourself or your friends in these photos, first press “LIKE” on the the Run with Ken Facebook page. Then, as a fan of “Run with Ken,” you can tag yourself or your friends in these photos!)

Click on the image below to see the photo gallery:

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HD video

Want to experience this race at its best, in full-screen high-def?

Go ahead!

Click Here to see the HD video!

Were you at this race–and if so, what did you like best about it? What could be improved?

(If you weren’t there, I hope these photos and HD video gave you a taste of the race…and I hope I’ll see you at a race next week.)

210_x_10_transparent.gif © 2011 by Ken Skier. All rights reserved.

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