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ING Half Marathon: Miami - Race Report

Exactly one month ago, I ran the ING Half Marathon in Miami. I trained for it as part of Team Challenge, a group that raises funds for Crohn’s and Colitis research. This is the story of my run… what I learned, what I did, whether I fell flat on my face or succeeded [...]

Checking In The Night Before

I just came from the pasta party dinner for Team Challenge. Several inspiring stories and several amusing points, including a guy who is running in honor of his wife doing a speech… without telling her beforehand.
It’s amazing that this charity event is only one year old. And in that year, it has raised [...]

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.”

— Albert Camus
Hey, it sounds pretty nice, and I wish it were true. I don’t know if what I found was an invincible summer, but I found something.
I’m thinking, specifically, of the run on Saturday. I really didn’t want to do 8 miles in single-digit Fahrenheit temperatures. While I was out there, [...]

Bib Number, and Whatnot

My bib number for the Miami Half Marathon is 11994. I found that out by going to the registration confirmation site. It’s a week away this Sunday, and this time next week will find me on a plane to Miami. With each passing day it’s becoming more ‘real’.
This week’s training has not [...]

Some Success

Well, I successfully ran 5 miles yesterday. My back can still be described as ’sore’ and possibly ‘tender’, but no longer has that ‘twingy’ (that’s a word, I swear) feeling that means a pulled muscle with potential to be pulled even further. My gait felt natural. I am currently planning to push [...]

My Own Injured Running Pride

So I haven’t posted since last week. Well, I haven’t run since last week. Well, that’s not quite true. I already digress and I just started typing.
That tweak I felt last week got worse throughout the day, culminating in skipped runs, an aborted 4 mile run on Wednesday, and much stretching and [...]

12 Mile Run

Who: Team Challenge People
What: 12 Mile Run
Where: Starting at Valley Forge and running… the opposite direction from previous runs.
This was a tough one. I will admit, I made a very stupid mistake. I was running late, and I didn’t eat properly in the morning. (Meaning, at all). I [...]

This Post Has Become Legion

I’ve been bad about posting, so this is a huge catchup post. I’ll deal first with the holidays, then with the half marathon stuff after a cut.
So the holidays were good. We went up to Montreal to visit with family and friends, and a good time was had. There were dark clouds [...]

11 Mile Run

Who: Alone
What: 11 Mile Run
Where: A treadmill in Planet Fitness Downingtown. Seriously.
When: Sunday
I’m having some motivation problems here and there. Part of that is the cold weather, I’m sure, and it’s also likely manifesting as… unforgivable lag in posting these entries.
Last weekend’s long run was canceled due [...]

45 Minute Crosstrain

Who: Alone
What: 45 Minute Crosstrain (Elliptical)
Where: Planet Fitness Downingtown
Just another crosstrain. I had the juice tonight though, because it was a fairly fast elliptical workout…. for me, anyway.
That’s it.