JENN: I’m gonna go make some tea; you tell me how your week in running has been. MOON: It’s been rather uneventful. Last week was the gloomiest week in recent history. They were handing out sand bags because of the hurricane. o_O I thought about investing in a boat, even. JENN: I hear running the track on cruise ships is good fun. Depending...
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Guys! I finally got myself re-fitted for sneakers and it was WAY more involved than last time. A little background: I’ve been using the Brooks Ravenna 5 since October of 2013. It replaced a pair of Nike ProFits that worked pretty well but in which I occasionally succumbed to some knee pain. The Ravennas seemed to take care of that problem, and...
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JENN: Did you run last week? MOON: I did! Although, you know how there is this one week of every month that makes running just a bit more difficult? That was the only bummer. JENN: You mean mentally? Or in terms of making time for it? Or both? MOON: Well, it’s consistent, usually unpredictable, moody, bring some serious cramps. JENN: AHA. I see where we...
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JENN: Did you run last week? MOON: I did! A bit rather slow and steady, but it happened. Did you? JENN: I did! MOON: Great success! JENN: I did one regular long run plus two shorter speed runs where I upped my top speed. My five minute sprints are now one minute each at 8, 7.5, 7, 6.5, 6mph, then five minutes at 5.5 mph,...
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JENN: Remember how last week I said I was going to get fitted for new sneakers? Well, I lied. For the simple reason that new sneakers, purchased in-store, are BLOODY EXPENSIVE and I decided I didn’t want to drop the money just yet. I’ll re-evaluate in a month or so; in the meantime, I should be fine fine with my...
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Farewell and adieu to my fair Brooks Ravennas Farewell and adieu to my Ravenna 5s For the 6 has replaced you and they’re purging your inventory And never n’more shall we see you again </end weird Jaws reference that doesn’t even rhyme> I have been hit by another runner rite of passage: my preferred sneaker is being phased out. I’ve...
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JENN: Did you run at all last week? MOON: Yes, I did run! Christian and I ran a lot together, actually. It was quite nice. How was your week? JENN: Yay! It was pretty good. I got a couple of long runs in and while they weren’t what I’d call up to speed they were actually fairly pleasant. So there’s that! How...
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JENN: HAPPY NEW YEAR! MOON: Happy New Year to you also! JENN: How was your holiday? MOON: The holidays were relaxing. New Year’s was great (I got to hang out with my BFF Jenn!). How was your holiday? JENN: Pretty good! I got new sneakers and everything. Plus a free hat for my birthday! MOON: Oooh! Yay, new gear. 🙂 JENN: Did you run at all...
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Since my hip started bugging me at the end of last week, I’ve been grudgingly replacing my training runs with training walks. I’m in taper mode anyway, but this veers a little too far in the opposite direction for my taste. 🙁 I’m going to try running again on Thursday in the hope that time does, in fact, heal...
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JENN: So how was your training this week? MOON: It went really well! Strength training is surprisingly working out (har har…). JENN: Yay! Distance? Speed? Both? MOON: Both! AND I can do some sweet ab work. I’ve never had this kind of tone before, I’m pretty excited! JENN: Awesome! You’re way more patient than I am – I usually just do whatever happens in...
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