Category Archives: Running

Rogue Expeditions Review: Kenya 2016

Posted on January 7, 2017 by cfrietch

I’m not a tour group person. In my view, it’s no longer ‘your’ vacation. Rather, you’re stuck with endless compromises, usually to satisfy the grumblers, or the least physically able people in the group. The paradox? It’s really, really hard … Continue reading →

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Tragedy and Triumph at the 2016 Vermont Marathon

Posted on June 1, 2016 by cfrietch

Race Report: Vermont City Marathon I’ve wanted to run this race for awhile now; I’ve always heard good things about its organization, and Burlington is just a nice little town perched on Lake Champlain surrounded by the Green Mountains. The … Continue reading →

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Can I Be “F40-44” Forever?

Posted on December 29, 2013 by cfrietch

I’m a little afraid to say how great 2013 turned out to be. I often kept thinking “is this my peak year?” and “what happens next year?” Well, that’s malarkey. I know that 2014 will be whatever I make of … Continue reading →

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Race Report: Hambletonian Marathon (or Why I Might Be Ruined for Big-City Marathons)

Posted on November 20, 2013 by cfrietch

Through late summer and early fall, I’d been semi-training for a marathon. I wasn’t too sure which one. There were several I was eyeballing. It was interesting doing this training-but-not-training thing. Instead of plotting out each and every weekend and … Continue reading →

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Ironmanish

Posted on October 6, 2012 by cfrietch

Mist rises over the lake as the pre-dawn full moon catches wisps of fog. Birds begin their morning chatter as the eastern sky begins to glow orange, lighting the low peaks of the Pocono-mountain landscape. Dew covers the ground, bending … Continue reading →

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For 10 years running

Posted on September 21, 2012 by cfrietch

This October marks my tenth year as a runner. The me from 15 or 20 years ago would have found that absurd.

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Paul Ryan’s marathon claim is about as real as Paul Bunyan

Posted on September 4, 2012 by cfrietch

Okay, I know this controversy is pretty well over — Paul Ryan has copped to the facts: He never ran a sub 3:00 marathon as he claimed on a radio talk show. Here’s the relevant snippet from the 8/22 interview … Continue reading →

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Part of me in the NYT

Posted on August 10, 2012 by cfrietch

So, briefly, I was a tiny fairy light in the niche-y world of vegan athletes* when my essay “My Vegan Marathon” was published on the New York Times** website last month. You can read the essay for yourself. Thing is, … Continue reading →

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