As a sneaky way to stay motivated and energized through a 18 week marathon training program, I'm extending an invitation for my fellow runner (and walkers) to join in on some trail runs on the weekends. For the most part the runs will take place on Sundays but depending on scheduling, there may be a …
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There’s never a good time so just get going already
I like to run marathons. For fun. I have a goal in place to run 10 marathons by the time I'm 50. And since I run a race every other year, I'm due for one next year (age 47) and then number 10 in 2 years (age 49). Easy peasy, right? My conundrum is timing. …
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Marathon Training Tools
I became a runner about 11 years ago, when my daughter was a year old. Most of what I learned from running at the beginning I did so through Team in Training. It was a great way to learn and it sparked my interest and passion for running. Over the years I have continued to …
Stocking the Shelves
So coming home after almost a week away means two things. 1. Laundry 2. An empty refrigerator I started the former quickly and surveyed the latter, made a list and headed out to the store. It was actually perfect timing because now that my fridge was emptied of the holiday fare I was able to …
From the Bowels of the Earth Emerges a Marathon Hopeful!
So imagine you are trapped in a collapsed mineral mine in Chile. And for the sake of argument let's say you are trapped there for about 69 days until the folks above ground can drill an escape hole to get you and your 32 fellow miners out from the bowels of the earth. What would …
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Marathon Training Update
Ok last week Lisa and I tackled our 10-mile run, our first double digit run of our training. We decided to take advantage of the weather and ran from the Marin side of the Golden Gate Bridge down along Chrissy Field, the Marina Green up and over the hill and into Aquatic Park. Three light …
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