Hoooo boy. It has been a WEEK. And it’s not even over. Hell, it’d been a week by Tuesday. Are we experiencing time dilation? I’m fairly certain I’ve been at work for several years now. AS PER USUAL. I feel like I’ve been running for several years now, too – which is probably because I have. But I think...
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I recently read that endurance athletes require MORE sleep than the average person. In this way I have not been optimizing my training as a runner. Do not follow my example re: sleep. However, I am not without redeeming qualities. For example, I have found a new way to adapt to running in the cold! Do you like to...
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Longtime readers of this blog know that there was a time when I abhorred running outside, clinging to the blessed safety and climate-control of the treadmill. Eventually I conceded that running outside was probably good practice for, y’know, races, which tend to be – wait for it – outside, but winter was definitely spent in the gym. And then,...
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It’s been pretty chilly around these parts the past couple weeks, and while THIS week is thawing out nicely, I know fickle nature is bound to come right back at me with the winter chill in a week or so. It’s this kind of nonsense that makes me bound and determined to move south, people! Ah, memories. Anyway, as...
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And so we enter the Long Dark Tea Time of the Soul (copyright Douglas Adams, 1988). I don’t know if this ever happens to you, but lately my GPS has been acting a little haywire? Which is frustrating. And it’s been really cold and unhelpful lately, weather-wise (it’s sleeting as I type this). And I’ve been researching wedding venues...
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Oh, post-marathon week off from running, I hardly new ye. Workout recap, go: Sunday | The Walt Disney World Marathon, 26.2 miles around WDW in 5:05:47 Not as good as last year’s, but that race was so magnificent I could hardly expect such a thing to happen every time. As it was this year’s race was pretty damn magical. Monday...
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Once again, it’s all behind me. I can’t believe I have to wait another year to run the Walt Disney World Marathon. A year! A WHOLE YEAR! How am I supposed to enjoy life when I know that I could be enjoying it much more if only I were limping through the ESPN Wide World Of Sports?! On a more serious...
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Hello humans! Do you know what time it is? I bet you do. It’s… WALT DISNEY WORLD MARATHON PREP TIME! Yes, my very favorite race is this Sunday, and I am hella jazzed. Also I am tapering. Behold, the workout log: Sunday | rest We drove down to Wilmington, NC with some friends for the New Year’s Eve weekend. I thought about...
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Hi! Hello! It’s been awhile! A very eventful while! I have two weeks of workouts among other things to list here, so let’s get right to it: Sunday, Dec 16 | ran 5.29 miles outside in 55 minutes Monday, Dec 17 | walked 2.4 miles outside in 40 minutes Tuesday, Dec 18 | ran 5.32 miles outside in 55 minutes; 55...
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Good morning! We are deep in December!! It is peak Christmastime!!!!! I have: – decorated the tree – wrapped the presents – yelled at the cat for nosing around in the presents – baked cookies (okay, that’s a lie; Pat baked them and I provided moral support) – replaced lunch with cookies – watched Christmas movies – demanded Pat...
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