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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Today’s Numberz: 29 days in February and the math behind Leap Years
In the past couple of days, I came across the blog of an athletic husband and running wife called Lavender Parking. Amy had a great post today about Leap Year that I couldn’t help but borrow from (something I rarely … Continue reading
Today’s Numberz: Toughest 3-miler…yet?
After Monday’s rest day, I decided to use today’s planned 3-miler to try out the hills program on my Precor 9.23 treadmill. The Great Western Half Marathon in St. Charles, IL on May 6 has quite a few hills and … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: a mid-winter 8-miler
Week 2 of my half marathon training came to a close on Sunday with a beautiful sunrise run. I decided to snap on my Spi-Belt and bring along my iPhone since I haven’t taken many pics this winter. It was … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: Interval training day #2
Week 2 of half marathon training in full swing… After reffing five hockey games over the weekend, I started Monday already a couple days behind on my 12-week half marathon training program…and that was just the first week. I’ve been … Continue reading
Today’s Numberz: 8 stories and 142 stairs per day
I wrote on Friday about how miles per week I walk while commuting–on top of the miles I log while training for half marathons and marathons. Today, it dawned on me that I’ve been deliberately avoiding the elevator at work … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: 2.6 miles commuter walking per day
I’ve mentioned a couple of times that I started a new job on January 3. The marketing agency where I worked for 2.5 years was acquired in December, and I was fortunate to be part of the team that made … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: Interval training day #1
Having run four half marathons in the last 1.5 years with pretty much the same training mentality for all of them, I’m trying to mix things up a bit this year. I’m piecing together a training program based on a … Continue reading
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