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Not Once, But Twice 9/19/08
The fact of the matter is I haven’t had a skinned knee since the third grade. Until now that is.
It started out as an average run on the trail at Lake Lansing North. The trails were beautiful, as usual. Joanne and I even saw two deer running through the woods during the beginning part of …
Learning to make time to get back on track 9/2/08
For the last couple of weeks, I’ve gotten a little off track with my regular training schedule. Despite this not being good for my goals of improvement, there is something good that has come out of missing some training.
I’ve learned a couple of things about myself as a runner.
The first being that I miss running …
Chip Time: 34:40 7/30/08
That’s right, I figured out how to use my chip. But the real exciting news is that I improved my race time by 6 minutes and 5 seconds since my last 5K a few weeks ago. This time I ran Ele’s Race at the Jackson National Life Headquaters.
A record 1,188 runners and walkers finished the race …
Too Hott To Trot 7/27/08
After training in the ever so hot weather this past week and a half, I’ve developed a new found appreciation for the shade. But at times the shade didn’t even give relief from the humidity that summer has brought with it.
Last Saturday, during Playmakers formal training, I thought that I’d gone back to square one in my training. I started off on …
Lots of Fudge, Some Advice but Little Running 7/12/08
Spending time at the family cabin was great for making memories last week, but not equally great for my training. I’ve heard others say it’s hard to stay on track with their regular diet and training schedule when on vacation and now I see what they mean.
I started out the week on the right foot …
You know it’s your first 5K, if… 6/23/08
Saturday I ran my first full 5K race. I did it without being a quarter of the way through my training plan for a 5K. I wanted to see just how far I’ve come (and find out how far I have to go!)
Driving to the Ronald’s Run for the House 5K, I was nervous, to …
Run, Walk, Repeat 6/15/08
At this point in my training, one week in, the pattern that I seem to be following is run, walk, repeat.
After some stretching, I start out each run by walking about one to three minutes to warm-up. Then I’m off running.
This week I was supposed to run 1.5 miles each time I ran. At this …
Went there, signed up, got the T-shirt 6/10/08
Actually, I chose a red Playmakers tank top at Sunday’s kick off event for the summer training session sponsored by Team Playmakers.
Before the meeting I was expecting to walk in, sign up, sit through a meeting and then be sent on my way to fend for myself, besides the formal group runs. But as …
If the shoe fits: Test it 6/3/08
As far as shoes go, up until yesterday I’ve lived with the philosophy; If the shoe fits (and it’s cute), wear it.
Looking into my closet you’d probably have a hard time believing that I would have any trouble picking out a pair of shoes. But, when it came time to find a great, supportive running …
Burning more calories with no ‘To Do List’ 5/29/08
If you’re anything like me, running inside on a treadmill can cause a bit of boredom after the first 10 minutes or so. I find I have to start coaching myself to keep putting one foot in front of the other, while thinking of a million other things I could be doing that don’t involve …
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