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Week 7 – September 9, 2023 Distance: 6.5 Miles Weather at run time: 60s, Sunrise 6:43am Obviously there is a gap between week 6 and week 7. There have been several runs during this timeframe that I didn’t report here. I have … Continue reading Ongoing Thread: Long Run Day
I am not proud of this past year. 2020 was an odd year in many ways, but I’m disappointed that I lost sight of some of my goals. Habits that took time to establish sadly crumbled. This year, I plan … Continue reading Ongoing Thread: Long Run Day
Last Sunday, I ran in the Publix Half Marathon. It was great; I was very excited to see friends and to run this race. The flight from DC wasn’t expensive, and I stayed with friends so this ended up being … Continue reading Publix Atlanta Half Marathon
I was obviously very excited about this race. I set it as a goal in September of 2018, and trained the entire year to prepare for it. This was the second marathon of the year for me and I decided to turn it into a larger vacation. I was disheartened that I was diagnosed with a lung infection the Wednesday before the race. I had a persistent cough that would not go away, and got worse when I ran. However, I was provided medication and hoped to be feeling better in time for the race. I arrived in Berlin on … Continue reading Berlin Marathon
The last of these threads I was training for the Berlin Marathon. This time, I don’t want to train for one specific race. I hope to do more races this year (hopefully on the cheap). I will catalogue my long … Continue reading Ongoing Thread: Long Run Day
Distance: 12K Weather at run time: Mid-70s, Sunrise 6:05am This morning, I participated in the 12K’s of Christmas Holiday run put on by the DC Running Club. I wore my belt and HR monitor. I did not have any gel packets, but I did eat half a bagel with peanut butter for breakfast. I decided to do this run because I’ve been looking for more races to participate in before the Berlin Marathon. I realized during the marathon in March that races are a lot different than training. Your competitive drive really kicks in, and it can effect your pace. I thought … Continue reading 12K’s Of Xmas In July Run
Device: Wahoo TICKR X Heart Rate Monitor with Memory, Bluetooth / ANT+ Price: $79.99 Overall Performance: Very Good My Experience: After my first marathon, I decided I wanted to begin training with a heart rate monitor. I had heard David … Continue reading Heart Rate Monitor and Running Apps
Week 26 – September 14, 2019 Distance: 16 Miles Weather at run time: Mid-70s, Sunrise 6:48am I did not get going for this run until about 1pm. Really didn’t feel like running, but since I had missed the previous week, … Continue reading Ongoing Thread: Long Run Day
Update:Yesterday was the Rock ‘n’ Roll Washington, DC Marathon. I finished with a time of 3:56:45. Thoughts on the Race: This was my first Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon and only the second marathon I have ever completed. The first thing … Continue reading Saturday Marathon!
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