Category Archives: running
The Rehoboth Beach Seashore Marathon
I tried out a couple different things for the Rehoboth Beach Marathon. I was pretty sure I wouldn’t be setting a new personal best, so I decided it was a good time to experiment. Instead of General Tso’s chicken or … Continue reading
The Richmond Half Marathon
I left work early Friday to drive down to Henry and Liz’s place in Richmond, Virginia. I’d had Chipotle for lunch, as you do, and was settled in for the traffic I was sure to encounter, passing through Washington DC … Continue reading
‘Tis the Season
Ever since the summer of 2012, when I realized how horrible I am at running races above about 70 degrees, I’ve wanted to treat the winter months as my “running season” (for many professional and college level runners, winter is … Continue reading
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Tagged hawk indoor 50k, PHUNT 50k, rehoboth beach seashore marathon, richmond half marathon
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Possible December Race…s?
Henry got in touch with me last week to let me know that, in his words, he “flew too close to the sun” in his marathon training. Those were good words, so I stole them and made them mine. So Icarus and … Continue reading
2015 Freedom’s Run Marathon
It was around mile 22 that I started wondering what had gone wrong. That’s pretty standard. Mile 22 is a deep, dark hole in every marathon. I had just passed a guy who had missed the mile 21 marker, and … Continue reading
It’s Good to Have Goals
It’s been a while since my last post, and I’ve got 3 posts worth of stuff to say. For the sake of convenience, I’ll put it all in one post.
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Tagged freedom's run marathon, market street mile, mylan relay, race report, richmond marathon, training
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Score
I bought my 20th pair of running shoes yesterday. I’m pretty sure it’s the 20th. I stopped keeping track 2 or 3 pairs ago. Plus, there was that one pair I only put 10 miles on before returning. Maybe I … Continue reading
Marathon Training: Week 7
I was going to title this post “Weak 7” because I’ve been sick, love puns, and am hilarious, but it’s not as funny now, because I’m no longer sick. Which is nice. So now I have to run normally. No more … Continue reading
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Tagged freedom's run marathon, market street mile, richmond marathon, training
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Recovery Run
Stupid mono. After 2 weeks of fever and headaches, 1 week of… really phenomenal digestion issues, and a few more days to make sure they were gone, I finally felt up for a run Thursday.
Henry and the Angry Virus
I bought new trail running shoes and a hydration vest. Wouldn’t it be cool if I could use them? Continue reading
Where am I running? 