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Setting Goals and Sticking With Them

Posted on June 9, 2017 by

Having goals is good, sticking with them to the end is even better. If that sentence doesn’t scream, “duh,” I don’t know what does. A few months ago I set out on a plan to try an improve my 5k … Continue reading →

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All That Thankful Stuff

Posted on November 24, 2016 by

So here I am on Thanksgiving with my dog stretched out on the sofa with me. My best buddy will be here later and we will chow down on our Thanksgiving feast. I am so thankful for that but this … Continue reading →

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Who Runs DC?

Posted on March 19, 2016 by

In short, I did and improved my time from the Miami Half. Score one for me for hitting a goal. Last Saturday at this time (7:14 pm ET) I had finally managed to get myself out of my AirBnB apartment … Continue reading →

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My Consistency is Like a Roller Coaster

Posted on March 8, 2016 by

So just about every week I am convinced that I’ll finally be able to do some consistent running and follow this training plan that I am on but right now, just about the most consistent thing I have been able … Continue reading →

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Testing the Waters

Posted on June 12, 2015 by

I’m slowly dipping my toe back into running but it’s still hard. The fact that I haven’t been running consistently means that I’m still horribly out of shape and have very little conditioning. I am running slower than I ever … Continue reading →

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SoBe It Half Marathon

Posted on February 5, 2015 by

So there was this little half marathon down in Miami at the end of January, you may remember me writing about this a few times. Well, it happened and I learned a few things along the way. It became known … Continue reading →

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Brooklyn Half Marathon

Posted on May 18, 2014 by

I ran the Brooklyn Half and lived. The race actually went better than that. It wasn’t great, it was 11 minutes off my half marathon PR but it was a course PR and it was the first race since my … Continue reading →

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Redemption

Posted on March 23, 2014 by

Finally! After struggling through most of 2014 I finally had a race that I felt good about so a huge thank you to the Sleepy Hollow Half Marathon. With last week’s major decisions about running the NJ Marathon behind me … Continue reading →

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It’s Over

Posted on March 19, 2014 by

Well, the decision has finally been made. I will not be running the New Jersey Marathon. How did I get to that final decision? For those of you who follow my little blog on a regular basis you know how … Continue reading →

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Consistently Inconsistent

Posted on January 16, 2014 by

That blog title perfectly explains how my training runs have gone lately. Between the weather and a grumpy kidney stone that I named Fred I just have not been running as consistently as I have wanted or planned to. I … Continue reading →

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