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Monthly Archives: March 2012
Today’s Numberz: Racing myself as a 10-year-old (and 100th post)
Saturday night, I was going back through a scrapbook of my childhood that my mom gave me a couple years ago (THANKS MOM!). Among the hundreds of newspaper clippings, school projects, stories, photos and more, I came across two sheets … Continue reading
Posted in 10k, half marathon, marathon, Photos, running, training
Tagged 10k, half marathon, running, training
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Today’s Numberz: 3 non-stop days and weekly recap
Oh blessed rest day. Time to let the body and mind recharge today…by going to work no less. Friday After another couple of mid-week runs were delayed because of a busy work schedule, it was time to play catch up … Continue reading
Posted in Food, half marathon, Reffing, running, training, Weekly recap
Tagged half marathon, racing, running, training
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Today’s Numberz: 189.8 pounds…and dropping…
I’m not an obsessive scale watcher. In fact, it’s been more than a month since I last checked. And with daylight savings now in effect, I’ve been getting dressed in the dark this week (so I don’t wake Becky) and … Continue reading
Posted in half marathon, marathon, running, training
Tagged half marathon, Intervals, marathon, running, training
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Today’s Numberz: 13.1 miles horizontal, 440 feet vertical
My Elevation Panic…and Rant…and Comparisons I’ve known for a month or two that the Great Western Half Marathon on May 6 in St. Charles, IL has a challenging elevation profile. At some point, I had compared it with the elevation … Continue reading
Posted in elevation profile, half marathon, running, training
Tagged half marathon, hills, running
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Today’s Numberz: Half marathon training week #4 comes to a close
Friday Catch Up Miles and Blackhawk’s Come From Behind Win I hadn’t been able to run since Monday morning because of a hectic week at the office. Things are usually busy and chaotic since I work for a marketing agency, … Continue reading
Posted in half marathon, running, training, Weekly recap
Tagged half marathon, running, training
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Today’s Numberz: 1-year Blog-iversary
So last year I wrote about my 1-year Run-iversary, and I’m already approaching my 2-year one on May 1. But it was exactly a year ago that I decided to build on my ten months of adulthood running and start … Continue reading
Posted in half marathon, running
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Today’s Numberz: Half marathon training week #4 begins
The start of Week #4 Woke up this morning around 4:45 and watched every minute turn over on my clock until I finally got up at 5:09 instead of letting the alarm go off at 5:10. Kept thinking about sleeping … Continue reading
Posted in Food, half marathon, Reffing, running, training, Weekly recap
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