Tag Archives: ING Miami Half Marathon

Miami Vice Err Half

Posted on February 8, 2014 by scoopsontherun

Well I had another disappointing Miami Half Marathon. As much as I try to remind myself that I don’t do well at destination races I still hope. My training was erratic due to the weather and my kidney stone. At … Continue reading →

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Chasing That PR

Posted on June 3, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I admit that I am on the verge of becoming a crazed lunatic and obsessing over four digits that will bring me a new PR (personal record for my non-running readers) for the half marathon. If you are a regular … Continue reading →

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On the Lanai

Posted on January 28, 2013 by scoopsontherun

How many of you learned what a lanai was from watching the Golden Girls? It’s ok to admit that, we didn’t have lanai’s in Texas. That’s where I was sitting at my hotel when I had every intention of writing … Continue reading →

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Pre-Packing

Posted on January 21, 2013 by scoopsontherun

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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One More Week

Posted on January 19, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Whew, I’m in the final week before the Miami. I’m always amazed at how far away these things seem when you first start the training and then all of a sudden race week is here. Overall though I felt I … Continue reading →

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NYCRuns Central Park 10 Miler

Posted on January 13, 2013 by scoopsontherun

Because of that pesky calf injury I haven’t been running as consistently as I would have liked. With Miami two weeks away it was starting to worry me a bit. This week was my peak week in training and I … Continue reading →

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Joe K 10k

Posted on January 6, 2013 by scoopsontherun

I don’t like winter and running in the winter is not one of my favorite things in the world, although I am learning to appreciate it. When I first started running my introduction to winter running was the Joe Kleinerman … Continue reading →

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Half Way There

Posted on December 22, 2012 by scoopsontherun

I’m at the half way point of my training for the Miami Half Marathon and things are looking pretty good. So far I have really enjoyed the Runner’s World Challenge training plan. I haven’t done much with the message board … Continue reading →

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Mucho Pantalones

Posted on December 19, 2012 by scoopsontherun

I do not like winter. I grew up in the desert where winter lasted two months and the temperature rarely went below 30 degrees. Give me 110 degree weather any day! Shortly after I started running again I had signed … Continue reading →

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Loving the Unexpected

Posted on November 18, 2012 by scoopsontherun

For the past couple of weeks I’ve noticed that my usual runs have been a lot faster and that I have been feeling comfortable at those fast paces. While these fast times were happening during my daily runs it would … Continue reading →

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