Apr 01

Even though the weather was horrible, Dad and I had a lot of fun running in this year’s fort to fort race. I ran the race in 29:03 and Dad did it in 32:39. Here are some maps from the race that I generated with my Garmin Forerunner 201 and SportTracks. My next race is April 22nd.

Fort To Fort Race 5K (Rome, NY) Fort To Fort Race 5k Race - Rome, NY 4-1-2006, Pace - Distance.jpg

Mar 31

My Running LogAfter being lazy during the winter and not running at all, I am finally getting back into running. In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve already planned out the rest of the summer and the races that I will be taking part in. My goal is to get up to 36 miles/month by May. For anybody who runs a lot, this might not seem like a lot of miles however, taking the winter off really destroyed my ability to run.

Tomorrow I’m running in the Fort to Fort run.  I would have liked to do the 6 mile race however, since I haven’t trained enough I am going to do the 5K race. I’ll post my results and possibly some pictures tomorrow after the race.

Mar 27

This is an update to a previous post that I put up back in November ‘05.

2006

2005

  • 04/02: Fort to Fort 10 K: 62:00 (10:00/mile) Results
  • 06/19: SOS 5M : 45:34 (9:06/mile) Results
  • 07/10: Utica Boilermaker 15K: 1:39:42 (10:42/mile) Pictures, Results
  • 08/13: Run the Runway 5K: 25:06 (8:08/mile) Results
  • 09/10: Paul Revere 5K: 25:37 (8:18/mile) Pictures
  • 09/25: Falling Leaves 14K: 1:21:24 (9:22/mile) Pictures, Results
  • 10/15: YWCA Freedom from Running 5K: 25:09 (8:09/mile) Pictures

2004

  • 08/07: Run the Runway 5K: 28:11 (9:06/mile) Pictures
  • 09/11: Paul Revere 5K: 27:22 (8:78/mile) Results
Mar 23

Here are some videos that I took when we went through the house on: 02/14.


Mar 19

In case you care, here are the states that I’ve visited.

States That I've Visited
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Mar 03

Whenever I think about leaving our current home I get a little sad. Shell and I have made a lot of wonderful memories in this house…..

First Day In The House Fixing Up The House Getting Married

Our First Christmas Tree Alfred Alex's First Day Home

Alex and Shelly In The Kitchen

With all of these wonderful memories you may be wondering why we would want to sell our house in the first place. Our main reason for selling is because we would like a house with a little more room. Shell and I plan on having more kids so it would be nice to have a little bit bigger of a house. Also, I’ve always wanted to have more land so that Alex can run around and so that I don’t feel like I am on top of our neighbors. I’m sure that we will make just as many memories in our new house. Leaving will be sad but at the same time we are extremely happy to get the new house!

Mar 03

A Google local search for Alex Raiano produces the following results.

Alex Raiano Google Local

I don’t know why but I find it kind of interesting….

Mar 03

Everything is going smooth with the new house. The water test passed, the inspection went well and the owner has agreed to remove an old oil tank that was buried underground. Shell and I already purchased a washer, dryer and a new stove top. We received a tentative closing date of April 15th! After you stop by the post office to drop off your taxes, make sure that you come over to our house and help us move ;). We’re planning on getting a mover to move the big items so moving the rest shouldn’t be that difficult (famous last words).