Welcome

My name is Dani and I run in Bolton, CT.

I don't know how many of you will be interested in reading about my running, but I was recently named to the 2014 Team HMF (Hartford Marathon Foundation) and they seem to think people will care.  Let's hope they are not being overly optimistic!

I won't bore you with a ton of details yet.  That can be revealed in the coming posts, but I wear a lot of running hats.  I am a high school cross country and track coach.  I am a race director and I am a runner.  I love road racing and racing the mile on the track.  I am old enough that I did not compete while in school.  There were few to no athletic opportunities for girls during my school years, but I am making up for it now.  My races of choice are the mile or 5K.  My longest race of the year is usually the venerable Manchester Road Race, but I have raced all distances up through the marathon.  I just prefer not to.  I train on trails, but rarely race on them.  That's mostly because I tend to trip a lot.

In the months ahead, I expect I will post race reports, thoughts on running, and updates on recovery.  I broke my shoulder in late January (yes, on a run, and, yes, by tripping over something) and for the first time maybe ever need to stage a comeback.  I age up in two more days, and I intend to take full advantage of my new age group, so I here I come!  I need to be running the mile FAST by July.  

Thanks for reading!  I'll sign off with my race director hat on:  See you on the hill!

You can also follow me on twitter @DaniKennedy3, or on FB at Bolton Road Race or Bolton Summer XC Series.