With one more road race left for me to run in 2011 (the Habitat for Humanity in Concord on New Year's eve), I will have participated in 76 events this year, 17 more races than I ran last year, another milestone. I completed two this past weekend (12/11 and...
CARS
The 2011 Capital Area Race Series, which included seven races this year, has come to a conclusion. I participated in all seven races and was ranked as the number one male runner in the 50-54 years of age group. I really trained hard this year and feel good about this...
Race To The Clouds
The Mount Washington Road Race is next Saturday, June 18 and I’m looking forward to running it for my second time. Last year I clocked 1:52:12 for the 7.6 mile run and I’m hoping to better that result with a goal of 1:45. Starting time this year for the 1000 runners...
On The Air
Have you heard Northeast Delta Dental Radio yet? Tune in to WTPL 107.7 every Saturday morning at 9:05 am or Sunday morning at 10:05 am to join me and other colleagues on my team as we engage in lively conversation on a variety of topics that of course include oral...
NHTI/Delta Dental 5K
Tom’s daily “To-Do” list reads: 1) go for a run, and, 2) everything else. This year’s NHTI/Delta Dental 5K held on April 22 was the largest race ever with over 400 runners. Tom Raffio placed 72 with a time of 21:44.
Run Run Run
As the 2010 running season draws to a close, I was able to reach and surpass a wellness goal I had set for myself at the beginning of this year. Knowing I’m not getting any younger, I wanted to run in as many road races as is my age. On November 27, I turned 54, and...
Teamwork
On Friday, March 12, we had an awesome DDPNH Meeting as described in my last post. The day was carefully planned and well executed, and I have many DDPNH teammates to thank, both for helping me with my preparation, and also for their support and their own delivery...
Similarity of a Board Meeting and a Road Race
Would you believe that board meetings and road races are similar? The best races I have run occur after more serious training, preparation and strategically thinking about the course. Similarly, positive board meeting results (obtaining the necessary policy and...
