Ashland Rails to Trails 5k and 10k Railroad Runs (Report) - Episode #319

This episode has (mostly) all the details about the 47th Annual Ashland Railroad Runs! The annual event was a success and raises money for the programs at the Hanover Arts and Activities Center in Ashland, Virginia. The name of the race has evolved and so have the variety of participants. A few glitches happened but it seemed most everyone had a good time.  Also, have you ever met anyone famous? I've met a few folks although none will remember me. That and more in the show. Thanks for the download Links mentioned: https://runsignup.com/Race/Results/85544#resultSetId-634461;perpage:100 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6xxkrMBqbo&t=1151s https://sportable.org/ Music by GarageBand and U.S. Marine Corps Band.  

Recovery from the recent River City Half Marathon has been a little longer than I thought. This podcast has some thoughts on race recovery and why it's taking so long. Also, the LA Marathon in California had a heck of a finish! I will describe what I saw happen. Some of the links are posted below. And lastly, I talk about the gas prices around my house which are not consistent at all. Thanks for downloading the show! Email is [email protected]. https://x.com/cptn_carlos/status/2030856505294250359?s=20 https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/2030985065321116105?s=20 https://x.com/ChrisChavez/status/2030683549024592233?s=20  

Week 12 on into race day is over! I ran the River City Half Marathon in Richmond Va on 3-7-2026 and had a great time. It was the first Sportsbackers race I did with my daughter who has now completed 2 half marathons. I think I've done 20 or 30, I'm not sure. Although I've slowed down over the years, I still challenge myself with time goals. This episode has my thoughts on the race and of course other topics! Thanks for downloading the show. https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/VA/Ashland/AshlandRailroadRun https://www.sportsbackers.org/event/rivercityhalf/?_gl=1*s6tn2d*_up*MQ..*_ga*Njg3ODY2MjA0LjE3NzI5OTU4Njk.*_ga_Z57TEV3RET*czE3NzI5OTU4NjckbzEkZzEkdDE3NzI5OTU5MTkkajgkbDAkaDA. Music by GarageBand and U.S. Marine Corps Band. 

The Ashland Railroad 'Rails and Trails' 10k is Saturday, March 21, 2026. In the spirit of the upcoming race, I decided to dig into the podcast archives and pull out an old show about the same event. This episode from 2012 has my comments as the Race Director of the 34th Annual Ashland Railroad Run. Just for reference, the upcoming race is the 47th annual event! (I think I have the math right.)   Race info link: https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/VA/Ashland/AshlandRailroadRun Music by GarageBand and U.S.Marine Corps Band. 

I've been training for weeks now without any significant problems and then on my last long run, I suffered a minor injury. That and more in this episode, thanks for downloading the show! Links mentioned in the podcast: https://runsignup.com/Race/Events/VA/Ashland/AshlandRailroadRun https://raceroster.com/events/2026/105005/mammothmarch-virginia   This is Tywla's running log:

The training cycle is almost over and I've decided upon a hopeful half marathon finishing time for the race coming up March 7, 2026. That and more in this episode of the Running in the Center of the Universe podcast, thanks for downloading the show! Links mentioned in the show: https://www.falllinetrail.org/ https://www.hanoverarts.net/ashland-railroad-run Music by GarageBand and US Marine Corps Band. 

I have finally made it to double digits in the half marathon training program I'm following. I also found out big time that those mid week runs of 7 miles have a purpose and I need to start running them! All that and some updates about the 47th Annual Ashland Railroad 10k Run in this episode. Thanks for downloading the show! Some links mentioned in the podcast: https://www.hanoverarts.net/ https://runsignup.com/Race/VA/Ashland/AshlandRailroadRun Music by GarageBand, US Marine Corps Band and Derek Miller's https://www.penmachine.com/.

The weather in Central Virginia continues to limit outdoor recreation but Ashland Dave isn't deterred! Thanks for downloading the podcast.  Music by GrargeBand, US Marine Corps Band and Derek Miller's https://www.penmachine.com/.    

Recent snow and ice in the Central Virginia area have caused issues for my training but I've adapted and tried to stay on course. That and some other commentary in this episode, thanks for downloading the show! Music by GarageBand and US Marine Corps Band.

I ran in unusually cold temperatures this week and there was a protest in Richmond. Thanks for downloading the show! Music by GarageBand and US Marine Corps Band.