I went out for a run yesterday in the very late afternoon. Although it was around 5PM, I decided to put on sunscreen since much of my run is not shaded. Well, what a mistake that was! It was in the low 80s and after about five minutes of running, I was covered in melting, [...]
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In my room I watchMen with big legs play footballThey run. And I run.
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Today was my long run day. It’s been about a week and a half since my last long run, and that one was a wonderful 14 miler in the pouring rain (which gave me a chance to road test some waterproof gear I’ve purchased recently; with the exception of my feet — unclad in waterproof [...]
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Well, the results of the Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 5K are in. I did do pretty well: number four in my group. My significant other, Jonathan, was second in his. Yay for us.
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It’s still racing season, and today found me rolling out of bed at 6AM after a very restrained Saturday night (two reasonably sized glasses of white wine) to head to New Canaan, CT for the annual Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation 5K race. Like most races, this is the first time I’ve run it. It was [...]
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A fast 5K raceDestroys me for the whole dayMy couch is comfy
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In the last installment, My running history: Part 1, we learned what drew me into regular running in the first place, after a few false starts. That was in the spring of 1999. So, you ask, what happened after I started running? Well, for one thing, I was totally out of shape. I couldn’t walk [...]
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Mister Jangl’y KeysI implore you: Please pass meYou’re annoying me
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Sure, long distance running is an endurance sport, but have you ever considered what a hamster in a recycling plant has to go through? This story about a hardy hamster named Mike makes running 26.2 miles look like a cake walk.
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This week I was reminded of what “overtraining” means. Work demands have meant lots of last minute changes to my training plan. This past week, I somehow managed to schedule “hard” (or “quality”) runs two days in a row. Unfortunately, I didn’t notice this and paid the price. On Tuesday, I did a hard tempo [...]
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