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I talked with the Boston Marathon Race Director. In case you’re interested in...
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Training Week: Nov. 11-17
This week I winged it. Wung it? Decided I definitely needed to rest to give my toe a chance to heal, but I didn’t want to lose all fitness or the possibility of being ready for CIM in three weeks....
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Last Long Run Before CIM
Things that were bad about my 20-miler yesterday: It was almost two weeks after it was supposed to be My toe did not feel great I got crazy blisters because I had to wear old shoes that make my toe at...
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Not Even Showing Up to the Start Line
Yesterday, I was supposed to run the Pacific Association cross-country championship race in Golden Gate Park. And, by “supposed to” I mean that I hadn’t exactly signed up yet, just that it was on my...
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Training Week: Nov. 18-24
Who knows. Who KNOWS. Did I mention coaching yourself can be stressful and cause a lot of self-induced panic? Monday Ran 8.75 miles with 6 x 5′ at 6:41, 6:40, 6:25, 6:38, 6:28, 6:33. The ones in the...
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Turkey Day 5K — The One in Which Steve Runs
Because I skipped the PA cross-country race last weekend, I wanted to do a 5K or something this week to get the legs moving before CIM. It’s my theory that if you run a fast race a week or so before a...
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California International Marathon
Time to run. Ate a whole bunch of food. Got my race number. Have my layers and layers of warm clothes ready for the 20 degrees in the morning. Picked a race outfit too, naturally. Yes, Tupac helped me...
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Race Report: California International Marathon
Yesterday, I ran the first half of the race in 1:33 and the second half of the race in 1:57. I don’t think I’ve ever blown up that much and finished. Actually, I’m positive I’ve never had such a...
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It’s All In Your Head
The photos from CIM came out today — not that Steve didn’t take a few on his phone. What is interesting about the pictures and the ones Steve took, including a video (which I just can’t get off his...
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What I’m Doing This Year
Of course I made a plan for the year. Obviously. I got out my paper calendar and I wrote things down and I crossed things off and I came up with a master, super schedule for my serious jump back into...
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California International Marathon
Time to run. Ate a whole bunch of food. Got my race number. Have my layers and layers of warm clothes ready for the 20 degrees in the morning. Picked a race outfit too, naturally. Yes, Tupac helped me...
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