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Winners of MapMyRun’s first-ever Route Art contest

Posted on June 12, 2013 by

I’ve been a loyal Garmin user ever since my wife gave me one for Christmas in 2009. I’m still using the same watch 3.5 years later, and I absolutely love it. But I hadn’t been taking it with me on … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 500 consecutive days of running

Posted on May 14, 2013 by

500 straight days for me? Nope. At least not yet. Or ever? But a fellow Daily Miler hit a pretty significant milestone today. He reached his 500th consecutive day of running. Give it up for Jim S. I know a lot of … Continue reading →

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Race Recap: 2013 Christie Clinic Illinois Marathon

Posted on April 30, 2013 by

Friday We made it down to Champaign in plenty of time to take it easy before heading over to the Expo at ARC on the University of Illinois campus. While my wife and I both attended and I was a … Continue reading →

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Numb

Posted on April 16, 2013 by

9-11 I remember where I was when the events of 9-11 unfolded. I was on the 21st floor of Illinois Center in Chicago. I worked at a marketing agency, but my primary client for the previous year had been United … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: 7:15 min/mile pace for a Boston Marathon qualifying time

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

Back in early March, I wrote about how the qualifying time for my age group for getting into the Boston Marathon was a 3:10. Despite being obsessive about all kinds of running-related numbers, it wasn’t until this morning that I … Continue reading →

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Today’s Numberz: A 21-miler for 100th consecutive day of running

Posted on April 8, 2013 by

Despite a soft week of mileage while recovering from last week’s half marathon PR (a mere 23 miles heading into the last day of the week instead of being in the 30s), I knew I needed to take full advantage … Continue reading →

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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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