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A lot has happened…

Friday, August 21, 2009

I’ve let my posts slip for the last few weeks, due to a lot of things changing in my life, most of which have been good.  There is one not so good though, and I’ll just say it…
I have to withdraw from running the marathon.
Why?  Because I made a stupid, boneheaded mistake, even when my [...]

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Milestone

Monday, July 20, 2009

This week was a milestone for me.  This is the first time that I have crested 40 miles in a single week!  I am spending more hours on the road than I ever have before.  Surprisingly, my legs are feeling pretty good, which will come in handy considering that I will be running even more [...]

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Trail race report!

Sunday, July 19, 2009

I’m slacking with these updates, for which I beg forgiveness.  Please.  I’m sorry.  Don’t give me that look…  I missed two weeks worth of updates, which I will now try to detail here, although my memory is already fuzzy.  My mind kind of goes fuzzy anyway when I’m running, and when I’m not running too.  [...]

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Ugh…

Monday, June 29, 2009

Last week was easily the hardest so far.  On top of the schedule requiring the most weekly mileage so far, the weekend required 7 miles at pace on Saturday, plus 14 miles on Sunday.  The midweek mileage was also increased from 3-6-3 on Tues-Wed-Thurs to 4-7-4.  Increased midweek mileage, a faster Saturday run, and my [...]

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Hard week ahead

Monday, June 22, 2009

The Hal Higdon plan that I’m following has periodic, progressively rising peaks, with a slow ramping in the distance of my long runs.  After these peaks, mileage drops slightly to allow for some recovery, before advancing to the next peak.  Last week was one of those recovery weeks.  I’m now looking at my next week [...]

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