Butters "January Hash Blast !"

Its been a full year of torment for poor Butters....So now he is pissed, so don't miss the annual Butters hash on January 22nd !

Details are coming soon.... Drop us an E-Mail if you want to go !

You're already there!

Ho Ho hash was a blast!

What would Seb Coe do?

If you train slow, you will race slow. If you train fast, you will race fast. So, if you want to race faster, you will have to train faster.

Newest Hasher

Here's one of the first snap-shots, and fortunately is what she does often... sleep!

Big sister holding baby sister for the first time, with a little help from Grandma.

And finally, we caught her with her eyes open.

Booshwazee? Anyone?

Trail!

Ran some Allamuchy with Brian this morning, ~50 minutes, great morning for a few miles

Frozen Mud Caked shoes... Never had my shoelaces frozen before...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A nice morning trail run

I ran my first double digit run since mid-July! No bears

Turkey Hash Was A Blast !

Thanks to Gonad for laying the hash this past Sunday, and for the pizzas at the on-after .... Noteworthy events .... The private property guy, the police, not once but twice....Mississippi Mud in the toilet? .... The great river crossing ! ... I think my phone landed over here somewhere .... "Batwings" .... The lost section of trail... We had a new FRB for the first time, and Congratz to Andy, who will be forever known as "Blow hard" .

The Ho-Ho Hash is scheduled for December 18th, and the hare is Road Scholar ! Check back for details. ON-ON

Thanksgiving

So, I floated my way to a 19:45 finish time at the

Krogh's 5K.


How did the Ashenfelter Crowd do this year?

One happy Mutai

Thanks to Butters for this photo op! Shields finished in 4:13. Nice day in NYC.

October Snowstorm 2011

Cheers to Just Andy

6th in his age group,
54th overall,
and a remarkably consistent split 1:42:04//1:45:15 (3:27:19 overall)

Well done amigo

LBI 18 Mile Run

On Sunday October 9th I ran The Long Straight Line, otherwise known as The LBI Commemorative 18 Mile Run.

This race is dedicated to the 11 Israeli athletes who were murdered at the 1972 Munich Olympics. It is also run in memory of those who lost their lives as a result of the September 11th terrorist attacks.

The course begins at the southern tip of the island in Holgate and finishes in Barneget Light State Park.

Summer must never end in Long Beach Island because it was hot as hell. Not a cloud in the sky and virtually no shade on the course. It made the flat and boring course even more challenging.

I took it slow and steady, but that was my game plan. I used this race as a tune up for the upcoming NYC Marathon.

My official time was 2:43:51.

The lost episode - Mr. Foamy

This is a video that was never released to the blog. And you will see why. But now that I am resigned to a serious bout of rehab of tight tendons, I give you Mr. Foamy. Oddly enough some of this footage was used along with my barefoot video in a mashup by Phil Moneypenny over in England... way back in 2009! here are both.

Going Barefootin'

Tonight several of the Highlands Hashers attended a barefoot running clinic put on by Jason Robillard, a font of knowledge about barefoot running form, and experienced ultra-marathoner. A good educational  time was had by all!


I even got to run with him, barefoot of course...

 On-On
Andy

Moab, UT

August Hash a Blast !

Thanks to Jeff "Boy-ar-Dee" for laying a nice hash on Sunday at Mahlon Dickerson Reservation. "Road Scholar" will be laying our September Hash...... You know you wanna go ...Dont Miss it !

HH50 - 2011 Bell Run 5K

The Highlands Hashers once again hit the streets of
Mt. Tabor .... Thanks to Gonad , for the great video
footage !

HH49 - River to Sea Relay

Well, here it is. Spent more time editing it than running it! Thanks Jerry.

River to Sea 2011

The video will take a while.

Rockaway Rotary Run

We abandoned our regular Thursday night romp for the local 5k. It was hazy, hot, and humid. But it was HHH for all of us. Credit to Michele Reutty for this picture. This and others can be found on the Rockaway Rotary site.

Full results here. If you look at the overall results and then the age group results you will see that Juicy C finished both 2d and 3d in his age group. Odd huh? And who is that Wnfliahmwn guy that took a silver too?

HH48 - Prezident's Cup

Well. There you have it.

R you?

"Quote of the Week"

Overheard at the Lager run Sunday Night "You mean to tell me I got beat by two middle aged men with hangovers ? " .....

On - On

President's Cup - A great night for all

The Highlands Hashers fielded two teams at the 2011 President's Cup 5k race. Collectively the A team placed 12th overall and the B team placed 21st out of 26 teams. Now, as we know, much depends upon who shows up. And this year was very competitive. Our times, run last year, would have placed 8th overall and 3 seconds within 7th place.

Congratulations to Andy on his first real 5k, and to all who bested their current year 5k times. Well done. And thank you to Ross for bringing the canopy and 6 foot sub! Thanks to our videographers, I have about 2 hours of video to edit down to 5 minutes.

Full results here.

President's Cup Race Report

My knee was feeling ok so I ran the President's Cup without my sandals on and I got a blister. Lucky for me, Sam Adams was there to help with the discomfort. On the ride home, the Parakeet stopped laughing just long enough to remind me that he only does punctures and infections. What a jerk.

Longest Day - The Video

While you are eagerly awaiting the President's Cup Vid, please enjoy this short documentary brought to you by "I'm with Stoopid." 208 miles on a bike (the kind you pedal). 13.5 hours actual ride time. Started at 3:35 in the morning and finished shortly before 10:00 p.m. after 5 flat tires and a thunderstorm. Please also note the steely driving skills of one Harry Palmer who drove the whole thing in low gear at 15 MPH.

Longest Day?

Did this thing start yet? I thought there would be running updates....

Too bad about the rain.

The Spring Lake Five

Saturday May 28th was the 35th running of the Spring Lake Five. Early morning fog gave way to hazy sunshine and steamy conditions out on the race course. My official chip time was 39:39. I have run this race 18 times in the last 19 years. If you have never run Spring Lake, this race is a 'must do'. The SL5 is the largest race in New Jersey and the largest five mile race in the nation.

The course is nothing less than spectacular. Some of the highlights include ocean views during the first mile, a trip around Lake Como, running through the picturesque town of Spring Lake and finishing in front of the historic Essex & Sussex House.

Above, I am pictured with my nephew, and future Highlands Hasher Ryan Lee. Ryan participated in the Kids' race on Friday night.

Ridgewood Run - Hot Hot Hot

Update! Ross decided last minute to run the 5k - Dave had already dashed off to Hillsdale and did not notice. Ross finished  in 21:37.

It took about 10 seconds to warm up in the sauna that was Ridgewood. Briefly, Mark Nocito, young gun, clocked a 38:27 (27th OA), Dave legged it out in 40:40 (49th), and Michael Beaudoin closely followed in 40:54 (55th). Not a bad showing out of 1,033 runners.

Dave later went on to march in the Hillsdale Memorial Day Parade in the Wild Thing costume... a new weight loss program.

How'd it go down at Spring Lake Bob?

Got the walking boot today. Two weeks to go...

Who's This Guy?

The guy on the left is Mark Nocito (28). He recently turned in his club declaration to USATF-NJ and mistakenly put down our number! I didn't even know he was running today, but by chance he finished right behind me. Also in the running was Michael Beaudoin (42). Mark finished 2d in age at 18:53. Mike was 4th in age at 19:04 (some guy from Rockaway eased in ahead of him in the final posting...) and I was in at 18:51, 2d in age.
Mike, Mark, and I are definitely in for the Ridgewood 10k. See you there? - Dave

Full results here.

And the beer of the week is Odin's Tipple... whoa!
Let's see... will we get more comments on the new guy or the beer???

Superhero Half Marathon Relay

'Twas the best of times, 'twas the worst of times...
 The Highlands Hashers presented two relay teams at the 2d annual Superhero half marathon in Morristown, NJ. The inter-squad challenge pitted John and Jeff against Brian and Dave. After hours of pouring pounding rain the skies let up to a misty wash of vapor. There was some last minute strategy and gamesmanship, however all wished each other well... In the end, team "I'm with Stoopid" won the male relay championship. A nasty gastrointestinal virus thingy brought team "Alpha-Awesome" disappointing news. Nevertheless, all Hashers ran strong and with admirable effort. And the heavy rains held off.

Note: All the other winning relay teams got cool looking mugs denoting their victor status. We got the leftover women's race gift certificates for haircuts and massages! We're looking into the mug issue.... 
Results here.

Ahh - the simple pleasures of a trail run...

I'm sure many of you guys have not gone all the way back to the beginning of the blog. Click on the following link for a retro video... no numbers... no music... no HD quality. But the fire newt is cool and he almost made it as part of the logo before we decided on the eagle/beer thing.

http://highlandshashers.blogspot.com/2009/05/first-paulinskill-trail-run-14-miles.html

Happy mothers day.

The Road to Rhode Island

This past Sunday, Jeff and John headed up to their old college stomping grounds to participate in the Providence Marathon. The boys were joined by the Highlands Hashers' team coach (who also happens to be Mrs. Jeff) and her friend and honorary Hasher Jennifer, who ran in the half - marathon.

So here it is in a nutshell: Jeff ran very well and bettered his PR by 33 minutes. John hit the wall after mile 19 and struggled to finish. It was a little warm, very sunny, crazy windy at times, and kinda hilly. Not an easy day on the roads. Final results - Jeff: 3:24:51 and John 3:41:11.

New Jersey Marathon

I ran 4:08:59 at the New Jersey Marathon. My first Marathon in ten years!

The weather was spectacular, but deceptively warm. No shade from the blaring sun.

The course was as they say, "flat, fast and scenic". Ocean front start and finish in Long Branch. Marathoners ran through the towns of Monmouth Beach, Oceanport, Deal, Allenhurst, Loch Arbour, Asbury Park & Ocean Grove.

I was hoping for a little faster time, but leg cramps slowed me down considerably during the second half of the race.

Clinton Country Run - Results

Congratulations to Bob on a 2d place finish in his age group at the Clinton Country Run 15k! 7:10 pace 77th overall. Nice day to run eh?

full results

Episode 46 - 2011 Boston Marathon

I hear they have beer in Boston. Many thanks to all those that provided encouragement and support over the last two years. This video is for you, enjoy:



And thanks for all the well-wishing and congratulations. It was pretty cool. Next time I'm giving Ron his own camera.
Dave

...and Ben!

Congratulations to Ben Clarke - 7th New Jersey finisher!

Lets not forget about Ron....

Congratulations also to Ron Pawlikowski for his 3:46:30 Boston finish !

Excellent job Dave and Ron , see ya in the bar !

Cheers to Gonad....

3:25:54 is nothing to scoff at. Nice running chief.

A quick one - The MK 5k

A 5k so close to home we had to do it. And many other local runners felt the same way, so the competition was surprisingly tough. The winning time of this 'fundraiser' was 14:50. Ben Clarke, placed 2d, and was nice enough to take this photo of us.

The course was flat, fast, and thankfully only 3.1 miles long this time. 15. Dave 18:33 and change (3d in age)
19. John 19:25 and change(2d in age)
78. Joshua 23:46 and change. link to full results

(There was also a Mr. Wilde and Mr. Furlong sighting)

Tackle the Trails

Brian - 1st in age group, 5th overall

Indian Trails 15k - results

Link to Results

The Highlands Hashers made their first effort at scoring as a team. Short one man for a full compliment of five, Ross Mistretta graciously offered to let us add his number to our team. Unfortunately it is not that easy to simply declare a fellow on a team.... USATF rules or some such thing. So it appears we didn't score 8th. (Drat). Anyway, that is the reason he is pictured above. And thanks!

Special thanks also to Sean, who ran 3 miles barefoot and cheered the other fellows who completed the 9.3 mile race of unspeakable hills. John walked away with 2d place in his age division - congratulations.  Times and placement can be seen by following the link to official results.

Thursday Night Ramblings

Isn't it crazy what you can talk about when running in a group ?

Bizzie Lizzie results

It was colder than hoped for. A little windier than hoped for. But the event was very well run and there was some HH representation at this fundraiser for the Elizabeth Stein family. The entire field of runners was toasted by some young gun... and then 47  seconds later Dave came in second with 18:46, Bob took 4th with a new PR of 19:11, and Jeff took 5th in 19:47.

Marine Corps Marathon Fundraising

I'm taking part in the Marine Corps Marathon to raise money for Organization for Autism Research - please make a donation by visiting my FirstGiving page:

http://www.firstgiving.com/fundraiser/brianjames/marinecorpsmarathon

You can donate online with a credit card. All donations are secure and sent directly to Organization for Autism Research by FirstGiving, who will email you a printable record of your donation.

Thanks everyone!

Brian

"Road Scholar"

suggested reading - McDougall on 'Fat Ass' runs...

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/03/18/born-to-be-a-trail-runner/

March Hash Info

This coming Sunday!

Chalk Talk - 1:01 PM

Hare - Road Scholar

Location - Morristown High School, 50 Early Street, Morristown, NJ 07960-3898

Expect multiple beer checks

Bring optional extra spending money for the several local establishments along the route

Carpooling / designated drivers advised

Bring a friend or two!

Four Mile Beach Run

It was a perfect day on the Jersey Shore. Sunny, blue skies, temperatures near 50 degrees and very little wind. I took advantage of the good weather and participated in the much heralded Long Branch Four Mile Beach run.

My finishing time was embarrassingly slow. Around 40 minutes. The entire course was run on the beautiful, white, sandy beaches of Long Branch. What I thought would be an easy run turned out to be quite a vigorous workout.

After the race, all runners were rewarded with one free beer at McLoone's Pier House.

2011 Hangover Results

On my way to Westfield I spotted this sign. I have my own caption, but thought I'd see what you guys would do with it!
I finished 9th overall with a new old-geezer PR of 18:34. - Gonad

Episode 45 - We've run out of ideas

Anyone for a toke? (I mean run, yes that's it, a run.

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/16/phys-ed-what-really-causes-runners-high/

Feb 20 Hash

The final preparations have been made.

Treadmill "Speed" Training

Got 5 min at 9 per mile and another 5 at 8.5 per (actually 4 at 8.5 per, and 1 minute at 8 per) over the weekend.

Gonna try and get some longer miles in tonite.

See you guys Thursday for 3.5-5.

PCRC Winter Series 1 2

Congratulations to Bob on his new PR 5k 19:22, on a tough hilly
course. Dave took 1st and Bob took 2d in the 30-39 age group for the
series. Thanks also to Chuck for placing 2d overall and avoiding us in
the age group division!

2011 Leap in the Lake

We had to use our older camera for this video, so please forgive the quality, you need to look very closely for me in the water, but I'm there getting out. The hardest part was standing on the ice in my bare feet....

They raised 25K for special needs kids to go to summer camp, and the after party was excellent! How can you beat a full buffet and $1.75 drafts of Sam Adams! Veronica and I also won a few prizes at the raffle tables as well, a good day !

ON - ON

LIMPY

Hoodies are in!!!

On-on

Moving from Trot to Canter

Pushed it up to 6.0 mph on the treadmill for 10 minutes today... but still not exactly comfortable.

Nevertheless, I'll see you guys Thursday night for 3 miles or more.

Ankle Update

So it's been two weeks... I am walking normally and even managed to absent-mindedly sit cross-legged yesterday without extreme pain or discomfort.

So, I decided to give it a go on a treadmill today. Started off at 5mph but it was too slow. My legs were urging me to go faster. I sped it up to 6 mph but that was too fast. Settled somewhere in the middle.

Definitely was loosening up and feeling better as time went on (ran about 12 min or so, i.e. 1 mile)

Will keep trying to do more everyday and hope to see you Thursday night for at least the 3 mile version.

Proper Shoveling Technique

They pressured me into putting this on here.

Club# 07-0391

According to Stacey Graham Associate Director USATRACK&FIELD-NEW JERSEY, I am now affiliated with the Highlands Hashers, Club# 07-0391.

shoes

As a result of listening to limp's advice about wearing shoes, I got a blister. Thanks, dude. However, I didn't catch "ammonia" so that's nice too.

Freezing Cold Hash

photos by Butters - Thanks!

Great Day At The Freezing Cold Hash

Nine Highlands Hashers turned out for The Freezing Cold Hash on Saturday, and a great time was had by all. (I was going to use Convivial)

Congratulations to "Butters" and "Hairy Palmer" for recieving their Hash names before the event, and Congratz to the Highlands Hashers for winning the coveted "Hairiest Back Award".

We met a lot of great people on Saturday, and hopefully we will hear from them again !

Highlands Hashers Results:

1 Bottle of Jagermeister
2 Hip Flasks of Scotch
1 Tall Boy SixPack if Schaeffer
1 Six Pack of PBR
2 Beer Checks
1 12-Pack of Busch Beer

....and that was before the On-After at the Green Derby !

ON-ON

Freezing Cold Hash Map

This is how you ran the Freezing Cold Hash, if you were the FRB. (the final pace was a blistering 11:51 min/mile)

It should go without saying, but a convivial time was had by all.

Barefoot Running

So I had a chance to do some barefoot running today.

Running on soft-medium soft sand seemed to incur less heel-strike than running on firmer sand (closer to the water) did. On the 'hard pack', my stride felt like my usual jogging one - but noticed that if I picked up the pace, there was less heel-strike even on the firmer stuff.

Anyway, hope you're staying warm. See you soon.

Catching Up

7 miles in WML on Sunday...

..24 minute 5K on Tuesday.

I'm trying....

Passaic County Running CLub Winter Series #1

Dave and Bob finished 10th and 11th respectively at the first race in the PCRC Winter Series. The series is scored best 3 times out of four, so there is still time to sign up and compete! We saw many familiar faces. A nice group to run with. I'm not sure if anyone took the club flyers, but someone did take the nice brown folder that we use to carry them!

RESULTS

Happy New Year!

The Hashers started 2011 with a group run around the streets of Rockaway followed by a convivial time at Hibernia Diner. We ran a little over 4 miles and the temperature was springlike. Our new coach also started her rehabilitation program following the walk run method. We wish her the best of recoveries.

Michelle later conspired with Jeff to introduce us to her water cure. At 2:11 p.m. Michelle, Jeff, Dave, and Alison plunged under the water at the annual Mountain Lakes "polar bear" event.(I'm not sure what the official name is or if there is one.) We did take notice of one prominent runner from the Essex team also participating in the water cure. (Photos by Bob Shields)