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Mountains to Main Half Marathon 2023 Training Recap Part 2
Monday, March 13 – 20 minutes warm up, 10 x 1 minute at 5k pace, 1 minute recoveryI felt really good through this whole run, even the faster pace intervals. The recovery portion did not feel nearly as long as I wanted but rather than give into the desire to extend it, I reminded myself…
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Mountains to Main Street Half Marathon Training Recap – Part 1
Monday, January 30 – 50 minutes easyAfter two weeks taking it easy, I could tell that I need to rebuild hill stamina. I really enjoyed the run despite the hills feeling more difficult than usual. Tuesday, January 31 – 50 minutes easyEffort wise, I expected a much slower pace than I ended up with. That…
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Race for Adoption 5k
Race #2095k #622023 Race #62023 5k #1Race for Adoption 5k #5 Originally I thought this run would make a great way to get a fast finish. It ended up forming a fast middle. With plenty of time, Mom and I started from my house and headed towards the race start, along a route we used…
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Reedy River 10k, April 22, 2023 – Race Recap
Race #20810k #172023 Race #52023 10k #1Reedy River 10k #8 Waking up to the rain that I had hoped, a crossed fingers kind of hope, would move on, I wondered whether I should just run a few miles on the treadmill first and then drive down to the race or stick with my original tempo…
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Craft Beer Half Marathon, April 1, 2023 – Race Recap
Race #207Half Marathon #752023 Race #42023 Half Marathon #2Craft Beer Half Marathon #1 The juxtaposition of this race, specifically the name and a scandal/calamitous events at my deeply conservative alma mater struck me as funny and definitely provided some food for thought. Unlike the half we ran the week before, we knew we had a…
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Cane Bay Half Marathon – March 25, 2023 – Race Recap
Race #206Half Marathon #742023 Race #32023 Half Marathon #1Cane Bay Half Marathon #1 I registered us for this race after watching the Greenville Half but not getting to run it. If it had not been for that little bit of fomo, we never would have discovered this gem of a race. We headed down on…
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Green Valley Road Race 10 Miler – February 11, 2023 – Race Recap
Race #20510 Miler #42023 Race #22023 10 Miler #1Green Valley Road Race #3 I hadn’t originally planned to run this race, not sure why, but then Mom asked if I wanted to run with her. Ellis’ company encouraged employees to run or donate because the race benefited an ALS charity. (One of the other employees…
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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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