Time Trial: Run 4 the River Half-Marathon Redo

November 27, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Time Trials

Back in October, Nark Running & Strength put on a low-key (aka. very small and limited), but professionally timed, race called the Run 4 the River Half. The particular course that we ran followed the Mohawk Hudson Half-Marathon course, which had been cancelled this year and became yet one more pandemic race casualty. My original target pace for the R4R Half was to be 7’12” mile, but keep in mind, my previous and only half-marathon time was 8’05” mile…

Race: 2020 Upstate Classic 5k, Half-Marathon, Marathon

November 19, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Races

While there hasn’t been a lot of races this year locally, not every race has been cancelled in the area. In fact, we saw a brand new running event form this year called the Upstate Classic. The Upstate Classic took place at the Altamont Fairgrounds and included a 5k, half-marathon and full marathon. This is probably the last organized and fully timed local race for the 2020 season. 35+ Nark Running & Strength runners showed up and joined 1000+ other runners to close out our running season with a grand finale…

Race: 2020 Hard as Hell Half-Marathon

August 10, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Races

What does a runner do when races are getting cancelled left and right because of a stupid virus called COVID-19? In my case, I signed up for the Hard as Hell Half-Marathon, put on by the Albany Running Exchange. 2020 marks the very first year of the Hard as Hell Half-Marathon and was run in conjunction with the Dippikill Froggy Five Mile race. While most races are being cancelled locally, the ARE has still been making certain races work, albeit, looking slightly different…

Race: 2020 Hangover Half Marathon & Bill Hogan 3.5-Miler

January 02, 2020 by Stephen Hallgren in Races

January 1st, 2020 marked my first ever club race with the Hudson-Mohawk Road Runners Club! I had never participated in a club race before and didn’t know what to expect and was thoroughly pleased with the experience. There were two things that stuck out for me…