Tag Archives: Running

Just Plain Old Slow

Yes, I am a slow runner. We know that but what I have also known is that I also tend be a slow healer. I learned this as fact when 12 years ago my doctor flat out told me, “You’re … Continue reading

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Joe K 10k

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

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

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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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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10

For the second straight short race I have had a 10 in front of my average pace. It still boggles my mind a bit and is taking some time to get used to. Sure there’s the fact that I feel … Continue reading

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Loving the Unexpected

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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The New Plan

I’ve done somewhere around 11-15 half marathons. I’m 40 now and I can’t remember all of them. I know for sure it’s at least 11 there may be one or two or three others I can’t remember. I’m sure they … Continue reading

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Time to Regroup

What a crazy couple of weeks it has been between hurricanes, marathons, power outages, snowstorms, and one canceled business trip. Being a marathoner without a marathon, my body is still trying to figure out what to do as it knows … Continue reading

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Final Thoughts on the Marathon

As I write this it has been almost three hours since the announcement that the marathon has been canceled. It is a cancelation that should have been made on Wednesday not 36 hours before the actual event. I, like most … Continue reading

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