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After a two-year hiatus from running, I clawed my way back to regular endurance conditioning. I run over hills in SW Pennsylvania. It took me six weeks to mail the … Continue reading Achievable: 15K run after 6 weeks of training
Filmed at the Wildcats stadium in Latrobe, PA, the same small town stadium that gave birth to professional football. So, if you like that sort of thing, you football likers, … Continue reading Banana Run 2022
I applied for a Census job in April, with training scheduled for May. Job was to last through July. The job disappeared and reappeared, thankfully. I submitted docs, gave prints, … Continue reading Runs
Duck feath! I have been running again. It took six months to get down to my running weight. I put twelve miles in my shoes last week, and next week, … Continue reading Running again
https://www.mapmyrun.com/workout/3195282901/ My first 10K in a year went better than I hoped. It was drizzling, so I stayed cool. I took my time. I brought a bottle of water, … Continue reading Day of the Girl run
https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/sep/16/eliud-kipchoge-smashes-world-marathon-record-berlin We are maybe a year from seeing a sub 2:00:00 run. I always thought the rabbit was SUPPOSED to slow you down so you could get the negative split. … Continue reading Marathon world record holder Eliud Kipchoge ditches the rabbits and smashes the world’s marathon record by 78 seconds
SHORT AND SWEET: Course was muddy, and it stayed hot and humid. Forty miles of ultra goodness. EDIT: 6/23/15 – I forgot to mention that I saw a bear run across … Continue reading Highlands Sky 40 Mile Trail Run 2015 – Race Ramble on the Morassitude
Running on the regs, running on a good schedule, shorts during the week, long on the weekend – it feels good. I did a bit more than a 10K last … Continue reading Janathon Day 23: Running on the Regs
I hate Garmin. The watch I use gets signal about 25% of the time. Downloading and syncing requires me to import new software barnacled with stupid toolbars, pop-up coupon turd … Continue reading Janathon Day 22: Garmin Dump
Preamble: I went to the walk-in clinic for poor people and was told I needed an appointment when the website says no appointments, only walk-ins accepted. Check. State-sponsored healthcare exchange … Continue reading Janathon Day 20: The Short-Shorts Nightmare
Took a baby run down by the river. Most of the snow has melted with the morning rain. i ran on empty streets. The river was awash with run-off, the … Continue reading Janathon Day 18: Baby run
I asked for and received a permit to run from the sun, my supervisor. After a week, I was happy to see the roadways and sidewalk and shoulders and ditches … Continue reading Janathon Day 17: Weather Permits Insanity
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