Monthly Archives: July 2011

July Recap Numberz: 150 miles

Posted on July 31, 2011 by

July Running Recap Miles: 150 Time: 21 hours, 16 minutes Number of runs: 20 Longest run: 18 miles (in unbearable humidity…as were most of my runs throughout the month) Calories burned: 18,221 Number of blog posts: 7 (was a tough … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 9.75 inches of rain

Posted on July 28, 2011 by

It’s official. The Chicagoland area now has a new all-time record for most rainfall in the month of July: a whopping 9.75 inches. With the number of downpours, power outages, wind gusts, lightning strikes, days over 80% humidity, days over … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 95% humidity means no shirt

Posted on July 19, 2011 by

Shirtless First, I must apologize to everyone living down by the Fox River that may have been startled in their beds by a blinding bouncing light this morning. No, it wasn’t aliens. No, it wasn’t the rapture. That was the … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 5 am, and not a minute sooner…

Posted on July 6, 2011 by

I have limits. Standards. Boundaries. 5 am is one of those boundaries. I may be a runner. I may even be a crazy addicted obsessed runner. But I am not an insane runner. Regardless of how many miles I have … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: Too many Corona Lights to count

Posted on July 5, 2011 by

Today’s run was definitely a recovery run. Not sure if it was recovery from the 15-miler on Sunday…or the 12-bottler on Monday. But that’s what happens when Jack picks up a bottle opener once a year for fireworks, festivities, and … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 15 miles at 5 am

Posted on July 3, 2011 by

After work and training finally caught up with me and I fell asleep last night around 7pm, I decided to try and beat the heat a bit by waking up and hitting the road at 5am sharp. Although I’d been … Continue reading →

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June Recap Numberz: 5 weeks and 129 miles into Marathon #2 training

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

June Running Recap Miles: 129 (big jump from just 43 in May) Time: 18 hours, 20 minutes Number of runs: 22 (personal record for most in one month; guess that’s what happens when I switch from a 4-day/wk marathon training … Continue reading →

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