The boys went back to school which means it is Fall race season. This month was mostly about tapering for my early October marathon (Mohawk Hudson River Marathon) so there was lots of long runs planned but that didn’t mean I couldn’t have some fun along the way.

My Nike+ summary shows almost 147 miles for the month. Although my 6th year running anniversary was in August, September 2010 was when I started to record my mileage. This month I hit a new milestone in my running career. 9,000 miles.

My total mileage in the month was 182 miles which included some swimming and biking as I had my final triathlon race for the year mid month, the Hightstown Triathlon on September 11th.

The first September in the month is always Labor Day here in the US. With an additional day home I decided to take advantage of the time and get an extra long swim session in. I arrived early at the gym on Sunday morning (they usually open at 7am on weekends instead of 5am during the week) only to find that they had holiday hours which pushed the opening back an extra hour 😦

So after heading home for about an hour I made it back and started my lap swim session. As it was a later start to the day and a holiday there were many more people in the pool. I ended up sharing a lane with another swimmer. I have never had to share a lane before and unfortunately I inadvertently punched my opposing lap lane swimmer during my freestyle stroke. He seemed shaken…but not stirred. I figure as long as he wasn’t floating face down I’d be okay. Hey, I was there first.

September 8th also happened to be the 50th anniversary of the very first episode of Star Trek. I made sure to get my run in on the day and celebrate accordingly.

Early in September I was invited back as a guest on another edition of the Runner of a Certain Age Podcast hosted by my friend John. We spoke about my recent triathlon experience and about the upcoming Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon later in the month. You can listen to the episode here.

On September 11th I participated for the second time in the Hightstown Triathlon. It is a sprint triathlon up near my office in Hightstown New Jersey. I had a few equipment issues during the race but had a great time. You can read about that here.

This was followed the week later by running the Rock ‘n’ Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon with my wife. We always have fun doing this race and it was to say the least a very busy weekend. You can read about that here.

By the end of September I was finally able to settle into my taper for the upcoming marathon. Looking forward to what October will bring.

Thank you for reading.