Author Archives: scoopsontherun

About scoopsontherun

I'm a SloHoMo.

Dusting off the Cobwebs

Posted on May 25, 2020 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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That Was Fast

Posted on November 17, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Being Prepared for Anything

Posted on September 27, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Marathon Training Gets Real

Posted on September 4, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Running With a Purpose

Posted on September 3, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Nine Miles

Posted on April 26, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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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Damn Yankees

Posted on April 19, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Getting Ready for Broad Street

Posted on April 12, 2018 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Rockin’ the Weekend

Posted on September 6, 2017 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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Not So Iron Strong

Posted on August 30, 2017 by scoopsontherun

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 →

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