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Monthly Archives: August 2011
Race Recap: 2011 Batavia Half Madness Half Marathon
See yesterday’s post for race pics. Race Changes and Route When I ran this race last year, it was my first race in more than 20 years and only the second time I’d run outside (and not on the treadmill) … Continue reading
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Race Pics: 2011 Half Madness Half Marathon in Batavia, IL
Lots of random pics from today’s race: Didn’t have enough time left to have my blog URL or anything else screen-printed on my race shirt, but did manage to get some vinyl letters applied at the last minute. Gotta do … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: 3 goals for half marathon race day
As prep for Sunday’s Half Madness Half Marathon, I felt like I should actually share these goals so I don’t go changing them at the last minute Sunday morning. I’ve already written about my plan to just “run” the half … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: 1,000 miles in 2011
When logging my miles and splits from Sunday’s 21-miler, I realized that one of my goal counters for the year had crossed the 1,000 mile mark! I set that goal back when I only had one marathon on my schedule … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: “Lose 7 pounds in 3 hours”
Sounds like a bad over-promising probably dangerous infomercial, right? If only… Woke up at 5:30 am with a big 21-miler ahead of me. I hopped on the scale since it’s been quite some time (I keep tabs on my weight, … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: 5 very slow and careful miles
Last week was a cutback week. With the dip in the mileage, though, I tried to up my pace a bit and have been paying for it this week with some nasty shin pain. It’s the kind of pain that … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: Burning 105 calories per mile? Or 140?
I track everything about my running. Incessantly. I have Excel sheets and logs. A Garmin Connect account. A profile on DailyMile.com. Training schedules on the fridge. Etc. I’ve noticed, however, that different sources estimate calorie burn at very different rates. … Continue reading
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