My Low Expectations World Tour 2011 continues. And it’s going well. I ran just under 45:00 (44:59), a 19 second PR for the 10K (my previous one being on the same course at the Mini 10K in June). I had no expectations for today, and no goals other than to race hard. While I wore [...]
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This was a week that started out rough and then got progressively better as the days wore on. I made a lot of adjustments this week. After a bout of food poisoning on Sunday, I was in no shape to run on Monday. In fact, I was barely in shape to get out of bed, [...]
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Astute readers will notice that I’ve skipped a week, Jan 23-29. That was just an awful, awful week, runningwise and in all other respects. Let’s move on. What I like most about the above image is that it’s starting to look like the log of someone who is actually training. I’m not training for anything [...]
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I went to The Nutritionist today. It’s been about a month since I last saw her. Since then I’ve been declared healthy by The Endocrinologist and I have had a VO2 max test at a local gym/personal training place in Hartsdale. But apparently the testers did not do a resting metabolic rate test, which they [...]
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Chicago was still open this morning at 8:00. Although I may as well have stayed up to register last night because I had insomnia. Because I was worried about not getting in. Damn you, Chicago Marathon. Anyway, we’re registered. I never thought I’d sign up for a big city race, but I’m doing what Coach [...]
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The metabolic testing has been delayed yet again. It seems the facility’s carbon dioxide sensor isn’t working so they’ve had to mail off for a new one. While this is a bit annoying, there are advantages. For one, it’s allowed me a little more time to get my adductor muscle in order so that I [...]
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I ran 7.5 miles on the treadmill this morning and it was no big deal. This is major. I remember how running used to feel now. Or, at least, how it should not feel: namely, like a burdensome experience in which every step feels hard and every mile feels like three miles. I haven’t bothered [...]
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It’s a Saturday morning in September and for the last hour I’ve been staring at the back of Khalid Khannouchi’s head. We’re being coached through a workout in the deep end of a 25m pool in Briarcliff, New York. Directing us is Sandra Khannouchi, Khalid’s coach, manager and wife of over 14 years. She’s in [...]
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HAVE A COLD STOP THROAT ON FIRE BRAIN NOT WORKING STOP I BLAME GYM GERMS STOP RAN 8:40S MON AM BEFORE COLD HIT FELT GOOD STOP NUTRITIONIST SAYS EAT MORE, EARLIER STOP NO APPETITE NOW – SIGH STOP BEHIND ON EVERYTHING STOP MORE SOON STOP
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