Where on Earth do I begin? Hmm. Well, the gist is this: I was running around 40 seconds slower than intended marathon pace, but at marathon effort, for the first 15 miles or so. Then, after the turnaround, my pace began to degrade further (while my effort increased). After some consideration (and mental math) I [...]
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Some snaps from Siletz Bay, near Lincoln City on the Oregon coast.
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[Composed at 39,000 feet] We’re about four hours into the flight and I can tell we’re getting close. The terrain 39,000 below has turned from urban to suburban to rural and now progressively more and more hilly. I expect to spot Mount Hood in an hour or so. Then I’ll know we’re almost there. As [...]
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A paella of posts, if you will. So, I spent the weekend tackling a to do list that rivalled Santa’s. But I got almost everything done. And I took a two hour nap yesterday too. All I remember was entering the bedroom with the sincere intent of cleaning it, but instead lying down and waking [...]
Filed under: eating, elites, inspiration, olympics, reading, training | Tagged: depletion, lorraine moller, low carb, marathon, memoir, newton, on the wings of mercury, taper, track | 18 Comments »
“And you got Facebook in my running blog!” Do you maintain a blog about running? Are you also on Facebook? Well, your ship has just come in, my friend. Because now there’s yet another lame-o group on Facebook, exclusively for … wait for it … runners who blog — about running! Join us today. And [...]
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This should be short. Because I only ran about 39 miles this week. I’m headed into full on taper madness, much as I’ve tried to avoid it. Where should I start? I feel fat and slow (I’ve been reassured that this is a good sign). Where making lists and plans typically calm me, they’ve had [...]
Filed under: injury, racing, recovery, training | Tagged: madness, marathon, mental training, newport, oregon, taper | 3 Comments »
Sometimes my legs feel pretty good. Other times, they feel like crap. What does that mean? Does it mean anything? Surely it must. My resting heart rate in the morning is all over the place. But that may be due to hitting the booze some nights and not others. Or is it? My chosen racing [...]
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Of all the supposedly “essential” running equipment I use, there are two tools that I couldn’t do without: Sporttracks software and my Garmin GPS watch. Using the two in combination, I’m not only able to see my progress from day to day, but also from month to month, season to season, and — perhaps most [...]
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I know it’s sometimes frustrating to go to Costco and discover that there are other people there who want to buy things at the same time that you want to buy things. That’s why I usually go midweek, sometime in the afternoon after school has let out yet before people get off of work. I’m [...]
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