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Thoughts on Marathon Training

I’ve not written much about my marathon training. Writing about it means thinking about it and thinking about it brings up fear. You see, this is my third stint at marathon training and so far I have no medal to … Continue reading

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Where Was Snapshot Saturday?

Where was  yesterday’s Snapshot Saturday, you ask? Well, you may not have missed it but I can pretend you did. I was supposed to run 15 miles yesterday. Didn’t happen. I’m still having significant pain in both feet so I … Continue reading

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Snapshot Saturday: 11-3-12

According to my marathon training plan this is a recovery week. I only had to run five miles today. YAY! I headed back out to beautiful Percy Warner Park to soak up more Fall color. I did the 5.8 route. … Continue reading

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An Ironic Date

Today marks the one year anniversary of my unsuccessful marathon attempt. In short, I made it to Mile 21 of the Air Force Marathon when the race officials swept the course. It was a sad day for me. Today also … Continue reading

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The Only Bad Workout…

Today marked the final day of the six-week “pre-marathon-training” plan. I’d planned to run the prescribed five miler first thing this morning. But we had an unexpected family thing  that necessitated a pre-sunrise trip to the emergency room (all is … Continue reading

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Back Out There

I’m finishing Week 3 of my marathon “pre-training” plan which I received from the Little Rock Marathon. As it happened, I really didn’t want to run this morning. I got a late start and as I was entering the green … Continue reading

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