#crowathletics

[patrickccaron]

All those stairs last Saturday had me wanting to run a few more... 📷 @benthebraun . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #SuuntoRun #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning

[patrickccaron]

USATF 50 Mile National Championships at Cayuga Trails! Ran hard to finish 3rd OA and 2nd in the USA National Champs (a Canadian beat us all!). Signed up for the race on Wednesday, and made my way out to Ithaca, NY on Friday with my homie @llamarunner for Saturday’s race. The course was spectacular, circumnavigating two of Ithaca’s state parks, Robert H. Treman and Buttermilk Falls, which feature beautiful waterfalls, gorges, ravines, and old growth forests. This year’s course had somewhere between 8,000-9,000 feet of elevation, and we probably climbed 1,000+ stairs along the way which made things a little more interesting! The race went out fast, and there was a pack of four of us for the first 10 or so miles, but I lost the group when I took an unfortunate wrong turn, and after that I was on my own. I ended up passing one of the three runners later on, and made up a little time on the other two during the second 25-mile loop, but they held steady for strong finishes. Congrats to @iamsethmaraccio & @tyler_sigl who I shared the men’s podium with and to the top three ladies, @mrs.little_engine_that_could (setting a new CR!), @runadksk, & @gazzellie! And congrats to all the other runners in the marathon and 50-miler, I enjoyed sharing the trails with you and getting to cheer one another on during all the out & back sections! I always enjoy trying new races, traveling to new places, and meeting new friends - thank you Red Newt Racing for an awesome day! 📷 @llamarunner . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #SuuntoRun #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning (at Robert H. Treman State Park)

[patrickccaron]

“I felt light, weightless, like I was flying. It was as though the distinction between me and the land disappeared. I was the trail.” . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #SuuntoRun #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning

[patrickccaron]

That feeling after crossing the finish line 😊 🏁 📷 @philippreiter007 . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning #Ultrarunning

[patrickccaron]

What a pleasure it was to meet several new @salomon teammates of mine at @zugspitz_ultratrail! Makes me even more excited to follow along and support them in their adventures going forward! 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ It’s important to remind myself, “Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” With the teamwork and support of others, anything is possible! 🙌 📷 @philippreiter007 . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning #Ultrarunning (at Grainau - Salomon Zugspitz Ultratrail)

[patrickccaron]

“And you cannot surrender. You must fight… Because glory is the greatest, and you can either aspire to glory or fall by the wayside” The Skyrunner’s Manifesto . #tb to @transvulcania. It’s moments like these you learn the most from, that ignite the fire within you to come back and show yourself and those around you what you’re really made of. Keep fighting, no matter how many punches are thrown at you! 👊 . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning #Ultrarunning (at Transvulcania, isla de La Palma)

[patrickccaron]

Get caught checking your watch at the finish line, and someone might just sneak on past ya! 😝 Rounding out the month of March at the 38th Annual Frank Nealon Boston Tune-Up 15K, the USATF-NE Grand Prix 15K Championships. Ran 50:47 (5:26 min/mile) at the end of another big training week for the @bostonmarathon, which is just over two weeks away. 😱 Considering all the time I spend on trails and playing in the mountains, my road speed is developing nicely, and I’m excited to see what I can accomplish on Marathon Monday! 🏃‍♂️💨 . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #RunNomadic #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning #Ultrarunning

[patrickccaron]

Wave/corral assignments and bib numbers for the 2018 Boston Marathon were just announced and I’ll be in Wave 1 Corral 1 come April 16th, with #531 pinned to my singlet! I’m honored and excited to once again be representing the Boston Bulldogs Running Club on Marathon Monday. As a non-profit running club, our mission is to provide an anonymous and safe community of support for all those adversely affected by addiction - those in recovery, their friends and family, the clinical community, and the community at large, to promote the importance of wellness in recovery. Running and wellness can change a person’s beliefs about who they are and help to discover the kind-hearted warrior and true potential within each of us. This organization and the work we are doing means a lot to me, and through my fundraising, the main hope and goal is to reach more individuals who can benefit from the Club's support. If you’d like to get involved with the Bulldogs or learn more about the Club, please don’t hesitate to reach out! . #TimeToPlay #SalomonSquad #SalomonRunning #RollBetterPlayBetter #KeepaCoolHead #TeamHeadsweats #RunNomadic #CrowAthletics #CrowElite #TrailRunning #Ultrarunning (at Boston Marathon)