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Hartness Half Marathon – January 28, 2023 – First DNF
Yes, you read that title correctly. Before I get into the recap of the one loop that we ran, I will state that both of us felt great and did not DNF for physical reasons. Backing up a bit. A few weeks ago, an email from the race surprised me because I thought that we…
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Houston Marathon Reflections and Future Plans
As I mentioned in my recap, my Houston marathon did not go according to plan which leaves me with plenty of thoughts. It also has had significant impact on my fitness plans. This post will contain thoughts about both starting with the refleciton. I want to start the reflection with positive thoughts, what I’m thankful…
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Houston Marathon – January 15, 2023 – Race Recap
Race #204Marathon #152023 Race #12023 Marathon #1Houston Marathon #1 I have unfinished business with this race. Why? Life sometimes throws you curveballs a little more than 12 hours prior to the race start. For reasons I still do not completely understand, on Saturday around noon I managed to tweak my back while trying on some…
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Houston Wrap Up – The Final Part!
Week 9 Monday, December 19 – streak mileI considered looking up my plan but it made more sense just to get in a mile for the streak. My legs (and the rest of my body) kept surprising me with how good they felt after the 18 miles the previous day. Tuesday, December 20 – 4…
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Houston Build Up – Part 2
Another month of training in the books! Week 5Monday, November 21 – 70 minutes easyI felt so good on this run and thought I maintained a faster pace than my watch said that I did which surprised me at the end of the run. Oh well. Tuesday, November 22 – 50 minutes easyI had originally…
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Resolution Run – December 31, 2022 – “Race” Recap
Race #203Timed Race #22022 Race #112022 Timed Race #1Resolution Run #2 This “Race” functioned as an opportunity to get in a long run with minimal elevation gain and a medal. I had 16 miles on the plan so I signed us up for the three hour version. (The race also has 6 and 12 hour…
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TreesUpstate Turkey Day 8k – 11/24/22
Race #2028k #172022 Race #102022 8k #1TreesGreenville Turkey Day 8k #13 I have run this race every year since I started running, meaning that I have run every edition of the race save for the first one. Of course I had no plan to miss this one. Going into this race, I planned to run…
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Houston Build Up – Part 1
This post begins a series of posts in which I share the thoughts I had about my build up to Houston and then culminates with my race recap which had a far different result than I expected. Week 1 Monday, October 24 – 80 minutes with last 20 minutes at a faster paceI want to…
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Alliance Hilton Head Island Half Marathon – 11/6/22
Race #201Half Marathon #732022 Race #92022 Half Marathon #4South Carolina Half Marathon #53Alliance HHI Half #1 I had a range of goals going into this race that changed based on a few factors. My first goal was a race close to my PR or at the least a 1:45. As the time for the race…
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Spinx Run Fest 10k – 10/29/22
Race #20010k #172022 Race #82022 10k #1Spinx Run Fest 10k #2 Originally, I planned to run the half marathon with Mom to get closer to logging 100 half marathons. Then I considered the timing with this weekend falling immediately prior to my goal half at Hilton Head so I registered us for the 10k instead.…
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