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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
Race Report: St. Pat’s 24-Hour
That was a FUN race! I mean, sure, I was wiped at the end, and there were moments where I felt more tired than others, but seriously – fun was had. The course was a little over three miles, and … Continue reading
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Drinkin’ my coffee, checkin’ my email
Caribou this morning, since we ran plumb out of beans here at home, and do you think I could go for a morning without? Ha. Think again, son. So tomorrow is race day, and as of the official registration cut-off, … Continue reading
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Okay, okay, I’m here
An interesting thing I’m discovering is that recovery from running a whole bunch of miles every week takes concentrated effort sometimes, and something that hinders recovery is sitting. Like I would in front of a computer. So I’ve been trying … Continue reading
Aaaaaaaaurrrrrrrrrghhhhhhh
Can I tell you why I’m freaking out? Let me tell you why I’m freaking out. I’d like to tell you why I’m freaking out. Tomorrow I’m running 22 miles. This is not a problem; I can run 22 miles. … Continue reading
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The plague
Amazingly, I got the first cold of the school year. Isn’t it supposed to work the other way, where the kids get sick and bring it home? Well, in this case, I was “Patient Zero,” and now that I’m about … Continue reading
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State of me
Ten more long runs, not counting the actual race, until JFK50, and just putting it like that scares the ever-living bejeezus out of me. Didn’t have this “Ga-aaaaack” factor with Devil’s Lake; fifty miles is just such a huge leap … Continue reading
