Category: running
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Reedy River 10k 2017 – Race Recap
Race #124 10k #10 2017 Race #8 2017 10k #1 Reedy River 10k #4 The plan going in to this run was to try to pace Mom to a sub 50 minute finish so that we could both register for the same corral for Cooper River next year. I didn’t tell her because I did…
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Bound for Boston
Originally I had planned to write about the lessons learned from my Chicago trip. I still plan to but… I forgot about a little thing called the Boston Marathon, the 121st running of which took place yesterday. I have mentioned frequently, both here and on my old blog, how strong my desire is to qualify…
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Chicago Quarter Marathon 2017 Race Recap
Race #123 Quarter Marathon #1 2017 Race #7 Chicago Quarter Marathon #1 As I planned this Spring Break trip, I briefly conducted a search for races in Chicago happening on either Sunday after we arrived or today, right before we headed home. I knew that in a city this large, there must be something. A…
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Greer Earth Day Run 10 Miler 2017 Race Recap
Race #122 10 Miler #3 2017 Race #6 2017 10 Miler #2 Greer Earth Day Run #3 This race feels like the red-headed step child of the Greenville Track Club’s series of races. First they have to deal with train crossings and issues with CSX. Then they move the race to Travelers Rest for two…
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A Hero’s 5k 2017 – Race Recap
Race #121 5k #44 2017 Race #5 2017 5k #1 A Hero’s 5k #3 It has been a while since I ran this race. I am much different runner than the first and second time that I ran this race back in 2011 and 2012. Additionally, this year I want to focus on longer distances,…
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GHS Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #120 Half Marathon #37 SC Half Marathon #28 2017 Race #4 2017 Half Marathon #2 GHS Half Marathon #4 I have a slightly less than sane habit of running half marathons (or comparable distances) two to three weeks after marathons. (15k a week after my first marathon and then the Tryon half a week…
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Hilton Head Island Marathon Race Review
Normally I include the race review after the recap. A marathon, however, deserves its own separate post. Registration and Packet Pick Up Nothing unusual cropped up during the registration process. Additionally, we arrived too late to experience packet pick up in its new location. Our race day pick up went fine albeit a bit awkwardly.…
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Reviewed and Renewed Intentions
A quick note to address the vocabulary choice in the title and throughout the rest of this entry: from here on out, instead of using the word “goal(s),” I plan to use the word “intention(s).” This is to align my actions this year with my overall focus of intentionality. These “intentions” all serve a specific…
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Hilton Head Island Marathon – Race Recap
Race #119 Marathon #9 SC Marathon #2 2017 Race #3 2017 Marathon #1 Hilton Head Island Marathon #1 (7th consecutive time running, 6 previous were the half) I’m pretty sure that I have never been more relaxed heading into a marathon before. (It is a bit surreal though that when I run Chicago in the…
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Resolution Run Half Marathon 2017 – Race Recap
Race #118 Half Marathon #36 SC Half Marathon #27 2017 Race #2 2017 Half Marathon #1 Resolution Run Half Marathon #4 We sandwiched this race in between 60 extra minutes. I think our inadvertent taper (10 miler on New Year’s Day without the planned 30 extra minutes thanks to the rain and a long run…