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Tag Archives: Road running
There’s Always Next Week, I Guess
So, I had a terrible run last Friday. I guess it was good in that I tried and I eventually got to the end. Does it really matter that I had to walk nearly 20% of the distance at the … Continue reading
Posted in Chicago Marathon, Fitness, Marathon, Running, Training
Tagged chicago, fatigue, fitness, humidity, hydration, jogging, Long run and short run, marathon, Road running, run, st louis, Training
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Attitude & Effort
There are only 7 more days until my first full marathon. WOW! It doesn’t seem exactly like YESTERDAY that I started training, but in the words of some old cliche maker: Time flies when you’re having fun. I confidently declared … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness, Marathon, Running, Training
Tagged Events, Galveston Texas, marathon, Mile, Road running, Running, Sports, Training
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What I Have Learned about Me
These are the things that I have learned about myself in the past few weeks: I hate waking up early but I also don’t like starting a run after about 7:30 am. My disdain for running late overrides my love … Continue reading
Posted in Fitness
Tagged Long run and short run, marathon, Road running, Running, Treadmill
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I Changed My Mind About the Marathon
Thursday night: Me: What time is it daylight in the morning? Husband: Around 7:10 Me: Oh, okay. I’m gonna wake up and start running at 7:00. Friday morning at 6:40 a.m.: Alarm: Put a Ring On It – click to … Continue reading
Uphill Downhill – One Week Down
I’ve been running for a week now and I feel pretty good. I’ll get this out of the way right now: I am NOT walking during my runs. Have I mentioned how impatient I get when I’m walking?? I decided … Continue reading
Chugging Along
My second run ‘post being broke down’ went just okay today. I ran 2.5 miles, which is a tiny bit further than last Friday. I ran it 30 seconds per mile faster, too. My knee was kind of hurting the … Continue reading
Conquer Your Enemies
This morning I watched TV while I ran on the treadmill. We went to the gym later than we did last week and the tiny lady who’s my age wasn’t there – so I watched TV. After the hair product … Continue reading
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Tagged Athletics, marathon, Recreation and Sports, Road running, Treadmill
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