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Checking in.
I’m in a much better place than I was a few weeks ago, with running and with life in general. Other than lingering allergies or an actual cold, this month has been leaps and bounds better than the...
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Time to fine tune.
I missed my goal last Saturday. Not by a landslide, but by enough that it’s going to take significant improvement to nail it. But hey, I can say I really went for it and I executed my plan the best I...
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Getting comfortable with being uncomfortable.
This past Sunday, I ran my first 5k of the season. I finished in 20:37, three seconds faster than my December 2nd attempt. Due to unforeseen illness taking over my body for three weeks, my hopes of...
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Facebook’s On This Day is pretty rad. Here were some of my thoughts from a year ago: I recently came across an article entitled “I Hate Running”, which resonated with me on a level I didn’t expect. It...
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Gaining the mental edge.
Guys. WOG is turning my world upside down, in a good way! Remember when I was convinced that joining a group wouldn’t make a difference? Well, I was wrong. At the risk of sounding arrogant and possibly...
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So close.
20:02. Yes, THREE seconds shy of my goal. As a few friends have pointed out, this is almost laughable because it pretty much validates my fitness, but just doesn’t result in the same satisfaction as if...
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And then life said, “I now grant you patience.”
Ok, fine. It has basically been 10 weeks since I’ve gotten any decent running in. I had a short-lived false start a few weeks ago, and have been forced again to back off and take another break. I have...
View ArticleHow do you mend a broken spirit?
I’m fortunate enough to have never been diagnosed with any mental health problems (at least not yet). I suspect I have a little of this and a little of that – anxiety, disordered eating,...
View ArticleI am not special.
I haven’t blogged about running in a long time, mostly because I don’t feel I’ve had the inspiration or anything worthy to share. No new distances conquered. No PRs to report. No impressive or...
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I can do hard things.
“I’m sorry for all the heavy breathing. This is hard.” No DNF. No falling. No whining. With about a mile left to go in the Whiskey Basin half marathon, I was deep in the pain cave, grunting and gasping...
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