Category: running
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Race 13.1 Greenville Race Recap
Race #133 Half Marathon #41 South Carolina Half Marathon #30 2017 Race #16 2017 Half Marathon #6 Race 13.1 Greenville Half Marathon #1 I went into this race with the goal of making this a test race for Chicago training. At almost exactly a month out, this race fit perfectly into the schedule. Of course,…
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Julie Valentine Run2Overcome 10k – 2017 Race Recap
Race #132 10k #11 2017 Race #15 2017 10k #2 Julie Valentine Run2Overcome 10k #4 I had absolutely no time goals for this race. The only thing I kept in my mind was a thought about restraining myself because I had nearly 10 miles to run afterwards. Fall marathon training for the win. Even though…
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San Francisco First Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #131 Half Marathon #40 California Half Marathon #4 2017 Race #14 2017 Half Marathon #5 San Francisco First Half Marathon #2 San Francisco Marathon Race #5 Last year during wedding planning for Mom and Ellis we talked about all running the San Francisco Marathon this year. Plans changed; Ellis hasn’t been running and Mom…
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Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k 2017 – Race Recap
Race #130 5k #47 2017 Race #14 2017 5k #4 Red, White, and Blue Shoes 5k #7 I keep coming away from this race a bit disappointed. Given the weather and my prior training though, I have nothing to be disappointed in. Still, when my time at this race has gotten slower each year since…
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Responding to the Thin-Skinned
In March of 2016, I made the decision to leave the Greenville Track Club. I detailed that in a post on my old blog so I will not rehash that here. I left with the intent and hope of being able to rejoin should the dysfunction improve. As of this past Memorial Day, it had…
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Charity Chase Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #129 Half Marathon #39 NC Half Marathon #6 2017 Race #13 2017 Half Marathon #4 Charity Chase Half Marathon #2 Back in 2012 when I was still a fairly new runner, I made a goal of running a double digit race every month. (Living in the south makes it difficult to get in a…
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Freedom Flyer 2 Miler 2017 – Race Recap
Race #128 2 Miler #1 2017 Race #12 2017 2 Miler #1 Freedom Flyer 2 Miler #1 When I saw that the Greenville Track Club was putting on a new holiday race in a distance that I have never raced before, I signed up immediately. (Like I have mentioned before, I have an addiction to…
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Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #127 Half Marathon #38 SC Half Marathon #29 2017 Race #11 2017 Half Marathon #3 Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon #1 I had high goals for this race. After my unexpectedly good performance at the GHS Half back in February I decided to go for it at Mountains to Main since they, as…
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Covenant Race for Adoption 5k 2017 – Race Recap
Race #126 5k #46 2017 Race #10 2017 5k #3 Covenant Race for Adoption 5k #4 I had a lot of fun at this race. This course challenges me every time yet I keep coming back. Before the race today I decided that I wanted to run hard. I knew that would not be close…
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Swamp Rabbit 5k 2017 Race Recap
Race #125 5k #45 2017 Race #9 2017 5k #2 Swamp Rabbit 5k #5 I have a hard time staying away from this race despite my better judgment. When the registration cost is only $6 and one has a mild addiction to running all the races, if my schedule allows I sight up and run…