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nutrition on the run
I already wrote about dehydration on the run. However, as you will see this doesn’t mean I actually put any of what I learned into practice and I might be playing it a little too fast and loose with my...
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lessons from a great week of running
You know when you feel things are starting to really click and everything feels fabulous? That was me this week with running. Monday started off with the 16 miles where I really learned my lesson about...
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how I prepared for the 2012 coogan’s 5k
I am going to start this out by saying I am not a huge fan of short distance races. I signed up for Coogan’s 5k because I had a free voucher and I had a small hope that I could lower my NYRR bib time...
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running happy
Happiness. Isn’t that what everyone is searching for? The topic certainly seems to be popular these days and why not? Who doesn’t want to be happier? I enjoyed Eric Weiner’s book, The Geography of...
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golden paces
A 8:26 min/mile used to be a golden pace for me. A pace that seemed so perfect and wonderful because it was the pace one had to run to get the old BQ standard of 3:40 (with the extra omg 59 seconds!)...
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ocean drive marathon photos, recovery week and Sprinty
They say a picture is worth a thousand words so before going into a recap of the week after the marathon let’s take a look at a few pictures from the Ocean Drive Marathon. Here I am towards the...
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musings on wanting to fly
I am sad that my week long vacation at home is over. I am not sad that Labor Day came and went marking the unofficial end of summer. I have to say I think I had it right with my first sport. Escaping...
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Boston Base Building
Sometimes a really shitty race can be a great motivator. In fact, I would say it is a far better motivator than a good race. Or especially a great race despite sketchy conditions (hi San Francisco...
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the mental aspect of sports and a training update
Skating has once again become exciting. I found a new favorite skater to watch since Tara Lipinski and Sasha Cohen are both gone from the amateur ranks. I actually found her 2010 competitions on...
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a tale of two twenties
It is crazy how time is flying and we are at nine weeks to go! It is time for the single digit countdown but first let’s talk a little about the past two weeks. They were the weeks of my first two...
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