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Race Recap: 2013 Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon

Posted on April 1, 2013 by

Even though the Egg Shell Shuffle in Schaumburg, IL is a “local” race for me (about 45 minutes from home), it felt like an out-of-town race since my wife and I took our two boys to downtown Chicago for the … 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: 15-day running streak

Posted on January 12, 2013 by

I don’t know why it started. It just happened. Isn’t that how most streaks happen? I had been sporadic at best with my running from October through the end of the year. 105 miles in October. 58 in November (26.2 … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: The 4-Hour Marathon Target

Posted on January 1, 2013 by

During my holiday vacation, I’m catching up on lots of saved personal emails from the past couple of months that I didn’t have time for when work was flowing into my nights and weekends. The following is an infographic that … 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: Top 20 great things about the Fox Valley Marathon

Posted on September 22, 2012 by

Top 20 Great Things About the Fox Valley Marathon Lots of water stops and Gatorade. (I ran the half marathon, and there were 9 stops! A different half I ran a couple weeks earlier only had 6.) Great announcer at … Continue reading →

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