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Category Archives: Fitness and Health
JFK Aftermath
In retrospect, my mistake came when I decided that the need for expediency trumped the security of the familiar. (Or, “Carrie learns a valuable lesson about public perception.”) So I mentioned I hurt my shoulder, right? And that I was … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness and Health, Rants and vents
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Race Report: JFK50
Wow. Ow. More wow, more ow. There are no words that can adequately describe the experience of running that thing. Seriously. Also? Ow. Flew into Maryland, got to Hagerstown; went to the expo to get my race bib. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Pictures and movies, Race reports
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On a plane
Never done the whole “Go Go” airplane wireless thing before. I’m in the air, somewhere over…oh, who knows. Not Wisconsin anymore, probably, and not yet Maryland. On my way, and on a very uneventful flight, so far. Sam was scared … Continue reading
Frame of mind
When I ran St. Pat’s last month (too lazy to link while blogging on a phone in bed – yes, again), I felt wonderful, even after over thirty miles. Glorious. Thrilled to be out there. It felt like heaven, if … Continue reading
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Truly going insane now
I’ve got this weird mental thing happening now that I haven’t had before any other race; it’s like, when I have a rare moment when I’m not obsessing over it, when it comes back into my head, there’s almost a … Continue reading
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Streaking
Probably shouldn’t bother posting tonight, as I’m already in bed, halfway to sleep, and I know I have nothing of worth to say right now, but I’m unwilling to give up my November posting streak. Gabe’s “reluctance” (yes, let’s call … Continue reading
Posted in Completely random, Familial things, Fitness and Health
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Taper fun?
Somebody said on DailyMile (which, by the way, I highly recommend using if you’re into endurance athletics of any kind or level; it’s sort of like Facebook for runners/cyclists/swimmers/etc.) that if they were doing 16-mile long runs, taper wouldn’t drive … Continue reading
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Start-Stop
Funny thing, this taper. My brain is well aware that we’re cutting back on mileage, but the body hasn’t had a chance to notice yet. Four miles yesterday, ten today; that’s only two miles shorter (off today’s run) than I’ve … Continue reading
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Race Report: Skeleton Skamper Half-Marathon…Marathon
As I wrote before, since the training plan called for my last real long run to be 26 miles, I opted to amuse myself by doing a local half-marathon twice. I even got a cheap entry fee into the race, … Continue reading
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The Dangers of Book Larnin’
So I got a wild thought last night, and this morning, I read the boys Poe’s “The Raven.” They seemed to mostly get it (though Gabe kept jumping in with requests for clarification: “It took his SOUL?”), and then I … Continue reading
