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Racing Numberz: Half marathon PR by more than 4 minutes
Woo-hoo. Beautiful day for racing at the Egg Shell Shuffle Half Marathon in Schaumburg today. Sliced four minutes off my previous half marathon PR of 1:42:23. Finished in 1:38:18. And completely smashed by goal of running a half marathon in … Continue reading
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January Numberz: 163 miles and 9 weeks to first race
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: 15-day running streak
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
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
Numberz Goal: 13.1 miles in 100 minutes
In the two years I’ve been running, I’ve really only set a few goals: break 4 hours in a marathon (check), break 30 minutes in the Thanksgiving 4-miler (check), and hit 1,000 miles in 2011 (check). Oh, and have fun … Continue reading
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Race Recap: 2011 Fox Valley Marathon
To fight my anxiety on the eve of the 2011 Fox Valley Marathon (only my second marathon ever), Becky and I rented the movie Limitless. Was hoping the title would pay off in some symbolic way. Not the world’s greatest … Continue reading
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Today’s Numberz: 3 goals for half marathon race day
As prep for Sunday’s Half Madness Half Marathon, I felt like I should actually share these goals so I don’t go changing them at the last minute Sunday morning. I’ve already written about my plan to just “run” the half … Continue reading
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