Category: Fitness
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So, apparently I was supposed to hit some sort of “wall” …
But I got this memo instead: Thunder Road Marathon: Done. 4:29:37. No walk breaks. No bathroom breaks. No stopping – from the start line to the finish line. More to come – but I just had to get this out there! And thanks to the folks in NoDa who knew how to have fun…
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You should hate running. Only then you can love it.
Tomorrow, it will be time to put my money where my mouth is. All these months – of training and researching and talking about training and researching – will be tested … tomorrow. The official preparation has been going on all week: Wednesday, 2 pm: Last run before race – 2 miles. Wednesday, all day: Started…
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Relax. Enjoy.
Dell is coming to work on my laptop today (new screen, keyboard, an network card) and Windows 7 is being installed and whatever else Jeff is doing with it … So today I’m blogging on my iPhone. This post will be short. I’m in official relax mode before the marathon on Saturday. I went Christmas…
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I hope you have the time of your life …
These are good times, my friends. Good times. As I prepare to run the longest run of my entire life in 3 days, my job this week has been to relax and be stress-free. And you know what I’ve realized? It’s really not that difficult. There is a lot to be happy about. Whether I’m …
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A new way to see Charlotte
Via foot. I can’t stop thinking about how much of it I will see during my marathon this weekend. And how amazingly close things start to seem when you travel on your own two legs. So, if you know anything about Charlotte, do me a favor and take a good look at this map. Can…
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Calorie burn challenge Week One
So I thought I’d log my weekly calories during the 6-week calorie burn challenge TrySports is hosting, that I first mentioned here. If you haven’t already, come out and do the challenge with us – all you need is a heart rate monitor and the ability to do a group run or walk at TrySports at…
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One week away …
A week from now I will be picking up my race packet and settling into my hotel room for the evening before getting up before the crack of dawn to run 26.2 miles. And believe it or not, I’m not nervous at all. That’s not to say that won’t change. But as of right now,…
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Running and socializing at the same time?
Why did it not occur to me before that this would be the coolest thing ever? I went out to TrySports last night for one of their group runs. I can tell you right now why I was always hesitant to do group runs before – performance anxiety. I know that sounds weird. Especially as…
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Ready for the calorie burn? Bring it on, holiday food!
Here are some more details of the TrySports calorie burn contest that I first mentioned here. Come meet me there tomorrow night! This is from their weekly newsletter: Tuesday/Thursday TryRunning group Holiday Calorie Burn Contest! Are you still trying to digest all the Thanksgiving food you ate? Don’t let the holiday season pack on those…
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Thank you.
Today I am about to run 4 miles (I love tapering!) in my preparation to run 26.2 in a couple of weeks. I will attempt to write 7,000 words in a last-ditch effort to write a novel for this year’s National Novel Writing Month. I made marathon training a higher priority this year than novel…