Category Archives: Monthly recap

Monthly Numberz: 171 miles capped off with a half marathon PR

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Goals for March: Run every day. (Done) Two group runs. (Urg. Only managed one.) Use the treadmill incline more. (Half urg. Did okay.) Stretch more. (Double urg. Total fail.) Break 100 minutes in the half marathon. (Smashed it, and that … Continue reading →

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January Numberz: 163 miles and 9 weeks to first race

Posted on February 3, 2013 by

It’s been a big and busy week. A lot to report on. #1: 9 weeks until the Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon. I’m getting excited. #2: I cut back on my training a bit this week. After gradually ramping up with … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 2012′s monthly mileage getting a beat down

Posted on January 23, 2013 by

Last night, on January 22, 2013 when I went to bed, I was tired…but happy. First, my consecutive running streak hit 25 days. Second, my mileage up to this point in January is already at 114 miles. Those 114 miles … Continue reading →

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Last year’s numberz: 2012 in review

Posted on January 13, 2013 by

Somewhere during the course of my kids running the children’s version of the Fox Valley Marathon, I logged one of my miles on my own master Excel file but didn’t log it on Daily Mile. So it looks like I … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 59 miles in December

Posted on December 31, 2012 by

Despite a slow start to the month, was able to finish it with a total of 12 runs. Numberz recap for the month: Runs: 12 Miles: 59 (1 more than November. Yeah!) Time: 8.45 hours Avg. Page: 8.6 min/miles Calories: … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: Chasing two “rabbits” on a speedy 7-miler, and monthly recap

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Weekend Miles After returning from Saturday morning activities with the boys, I headed out for only my third run of the week. With the weather cooperating nicely (38 degrees at 11am) and having skipped yet another interval workout this week … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 3 random things and monthly running recap

Posted on March 1, 2012 by

Random #1: I walked to work yesterday in way-too-sunny-and-warm conditions for the end of February in Chicago. No jacket required. Then almost our entire office went across the street and begged and pleaded with the restaurant to open up their … Continue reading →

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