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Hello 2017

Man am I happy to see 2016 gone. It wasn’t necessarily a bad year overall but it certainly presented me with challenges that seemed to be more of a long slog. Now we get to start with a clean slate. … Continue reading

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Logging the Miles

Sooooooo, I got up this morning at 5:00 am and ran. It felt good but I might need a nap soon. It was great to be out there again. I got see some of my fellow running comrades out there, … Continue reading

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The Century Mark

After many years of running I finally hit a pretty special milestone and everything about it is just so perfect. I ran exactly 100 miles in the month of July. Not 99.99 miles or 100.2 miles, it was exactly 100 … Continue reading

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Things I See While Running

I was going to write a nice little race recap of the Get Out on Governors Island 10k (GOGI10k) but I’m not very good at writing race recaps. I just can’t seem to get interested in writing about how fast, … Continue reading

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The Mini 10k and Some Streaking

The NYRR Mini 10k is the oldest women’s race in the United States and that alone makes this one of my all-time favorite races. Whenever I talk about this race to non-New York runners there is some explaining to do. … Continue reading

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The Negative Stuff

I am the Queen of the Positive Split and am actually a little proud of that. After all it takes a special mentality to be able to handle that no matter how slow you start out you are only going … Continue reading

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Pre-Packing

I invented that term but since I am so nice I will let you use it, for free, in the future. Pre-packing is what I call putting stuff you want to pack in a suitcase in a pile until you … Continue reading

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The PR Hat Trick

Somehow, I managed to get a PR during today’s NYRR Ted Corbitt 15k in Central Park. This makes three races in a row with a PR. I had hoped I would get this PR but I wasn’t sure it would … Continue reading

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Black Plastic Bags or Things That Look Scary at 5:00 am

One of the great things about this time of year is that it’s not crazy humid outside when I go out form my run in the morning. One of the not so great things about this time of year is … Continue reading

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NYRR ING New York City Marathon Tune-Up 18M

I ran 18 miles on Sunday and I got a 22 minute PR. End of blog update that’s all I need say. No, I’m going to give you details because holy crap a 22 minute PR needs to be talked … Continue reading

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