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Category Archives: Training Runs
Off We Go!
Our training was officially to start NEXT Monday. But last weekend, on an 8 mile run, I abruptly decided I was tired of waiting to start, so I declared, simply, that we had. It’s interesting, the shift, that the mind … Continue reading
Posted in NYC Marathon, Running Musings, Summer Running, Training Runs
Tagged NYC Marathon, Training, Yoga
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Central Illinois Fun Run
I grew up amongst the corn and soybean fields of Central Illinois, and this past Sunday included a 10-mile fun run around Lake Mattoon, just outside of Neoga, IL, which is about 12 miles from my childhood home in Mattoon. Ten miles … Continue reading
Posted in Fun Runs, Illinois Marathon & Half Marathon, Running Musings, Training Runs
Tagged Illinois Marathon, Training, Yoga
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Central Park in Winter and Other Musings
Two weeks ago, I treated myself to a birthday run through Central Park. I’d been looking forward to it, and even though I’d had one too many celebratory, happy-birthday-to-me drinks that weekend, I headed out. Central Park in winter, is, well…. ugly. I … Continue reading
Consistency and Commitment
My friend Molly has posted these words to Facebook a couple times recently. It’s exactly what I’ve been thinking. This was my first full week in full-on training mode. In the scheme of things, it wasn’t much, 16.5 miles, but I’m … Continue reading
A Fantastically Dramatic Fall
Getting hit by a car isn’t in the training plan. We’ve established that. Splatting onto the ground in a free-fall Superman pattern isn’t in the training plan, either, but I found a way to work it in. At least I … Continue reading
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Tagged NYC Marathon, Running Injuries
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Priority #1: Make it to the start line.
I hate running in the dark. However, these days, if it’s not the weekend, we’re likely running when I get home from work, in the dark. We run from my house, a nice little 3.5 mile route around my neighborhood. … Continue reading
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NYC Marathon Preparation Begins – One Year Out
We’re just over a year away from the 2014 NYC Marathon. And while Carl and I do not have acceptance letters in our hot little hands just yet, we are expecting them come April. You see, we’ve been denied entry … Continue reading
Trust The Program
This past Saturday, we ran our second 20-miler in preparation for the Illinois marathon, which is now two and a half weeks away. I felt surprisingly good during the long run. It was windy and warm. Really windy. There were … Continue reading
The Big Tree
1/22/14: Updating this post with a story on the Big Tree from the L.A. Times. Yesterday morning, NPR ran a story about the big bur oak tree that sits just off a rural Missouri road, and just a few miles … Continue reading
Long Run on a Beatiful Winter Day
Happy New Year 2011! I got out with Carl on Sunday, January 2, 2011, for an 8 mile run. It was a gorgeous, clear winter day, around 35 degrees, and sunny! Perfect running weather. And we got back on the … Continue reading
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