Race Reports Archives - Rich Moy Runs

2019 Philadelphia Half Marathon Race Recap

December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Richard Moy

Even though I still think Philadelphia sports are the worst, the city knows how to put together a solid race weekend.

I Ran My Third Fastest Half Marathon Ever on Three Hours of Sleep?

May 20, 2019May 19, 2019 by Richard Moy

I thought running on no sleep would be horrible, but it turned out to be a lot of fun.

2018 Ragnar Trail Vermont Race Recap

December 19, 2019August 10, 2018 by Richard Moy

When I was in the sixth grade, every kid in America had to have a Furby for the holidays. It was a battery-operated owl that was no fun to play with and looked a lot like Rob Reiner. Any time a department store announced that they had received a small shipment, people dropped everything they were doing to wait in line for hours, even though they knew they probably weren’t leaving with one.

For Team Bhatti Heat, the idea of finishing a Ragnar Trail was a lot like waiting in line to buy a Furby. When we saw the marketing emails for this year’s race in Vermont, we cleared our schedules in hopes that *this* would finally be the time that it wasn’t miserable outside.

So when I saw the forecast for Ragnar Trail Vermont, I couldn’t help but laugh. Did we slip and slide our way to another DNF? Read on to find out.

2018 Brooklyn Half Race Recap

February 25, 2019May 21, 2018 by Richard Moy

After the 2018 NYC Half, I kind of figured I had peaked. Sure, this version of me is (a little) obsessive about executing training plans. But also, I really like chicken fingers and have zero desire to stop liking them.

Still, I was pretty optimistic after my build-up for the 2018 Brooklyn Half. And by “optimistic,” I felt that if everything went well, I could run 1:40 or slightly faster. “1:39:59 would be so cool,” I told anyone who would listen. “But a lot of things would have to fall into place for all my wildest dreams to come true.”

So, did things fall into place? Here’s the part where I force you to read on to find out!

2018 NYC Half Marathon Race Report

February 25, 2019March 22, 2018 by Richard Moy

Last year, my approach to running the NYC Half Marathon looked something like this:

Three weeks out: “I’m running a half marathon, everyone! Let me tell you all about it!”
Two weeks out: “I’ll run home from work once or twice. That’ll be enough to get me ready!”
One week out: “Oh shoot, I have not done enough running.”

But last summer, I started running with the Dashing Whippets, which made me wonder if I should follow an actual training plan. At the time, I was knee-deep in a pretty basic Hal Higdon training plan for the 2017 NYC Marathon. Because I’m paranoid about everything, I decided not to switch gears mid-cycle and do what all the other Whippets were doing.

Instead, I targeted the 2018 NYC Half Marathon as an experiment. Could I get faster if I didn’t just force myself to run 8-minute miles every time I stepped outside for a run? Is it possible for a putz like me to run a half marathon in under 1:40? Let’s find out!