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Dusting off the Cobwebs
OK, so it hasn’t quite been two years since my last post but damn, it has been a long time! I think it is safe to assume that we all have been under some sort of stay at home order … Continue reading
Posted in running, Virtual Races
Tagged NYCRuns, Running, Subway System Challenge, Virtual Races
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That Was Fast
Marathon weekend is here! YIKES!!! It seems like it was only a few weeks ago that my training kicked off on a business trip to London. That trip was in July and now 18 weeks later it seems only fitting … Continue reading
Being Prepared for Anything
Marathon training can be a slog. Most training plans cover a 16 week training plan where you are slowly increasing your weekly mileage with cutback weeks thrown in to help your muscles recover from all those miles you are adding … Continue reading
Marathon Training Gets Real
I started my training approximately six weeks after my final breast reconstruction surgery. I say approximately because I may have cheated and ran really slow for a couple of miles before I was really cleared to run. Keep in mind … Continue reading
Posted in running, training
Tagged London, marathon training, Philadelphia Marathon, Regent's Park 10K, training
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Running With a Purpose
Regular readers of my blog will have noticed long gaps between posts and my brief mention of surgeries and other medical issues. For a long time I have kept the news about what has been going on limited to a … Continue reading
Posted in running
Tagged AACR, Blue Cross Broad Street Run, Cancer, marathon training, Philadelphia Marathon, Regent's Park 10K, travel
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Nine Miles
Last week when I was doing my scheduled speed work I actually had a thought about how great it feels to be healthy again. If that is something you think about while doing speed work then I guess you aren’t … Continue reading
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Tagged Blue Cross Broad Street Run, long runs, philadelphia, training, UCAN
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Damn Yankees
Damn, it was cold this past Sunday morning when I headed up to da Bronx to run the Damon Runyon 5k at Yankee Stadium. Friday we had temps in the 70s. Saturday we had temps in the mid-60s. Sunday we … Continue reading
Getting Ready for Broad Street
Yup, it’s been a while since I last posted. I can’t even begin to try and explain what has been going on so let’s just say that I started on a nice upswing in mid-February and have been on a … Continue reading
Rockin’ the Weekend
There’s so much to say about this past weekend’s races, some I can fully explain and some that I’m still processing and keeping to myself. But the feeling of fully enjoying and being in the moment for the three races … Continue reading
Posted in Half Marathons, Race Recap, Races, running, travel
Tagged racing, Rock 'n' Roll Virginia Beach, travel, UCAN, yankees
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Not So Iron Strong
Things were going so great. I was able to complete all of my training, I was even cross training, and wait for it…I did that damn Yoga for Runners DVD again. Then I went for my annual physical. Everything was … Continue reading