A few weeks ago I announced that I registered for my first bike race, the 2011 Ride for the Red which benefits the American Red Cross. I signed up for the 15.5 mile ride and had just three weeks to train for it. THREE weeks to go from riding ZERO miles to 15.5. Was I [...]
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You’re probably thinking how in the world I can recap a race given my stress fracture and all. Since I was already registered for the FISH 10K before my injury, I decided that I would go anyway and volunteer. This was my first experience volunteering at a race and let me say that I have [...]
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It’s time for my Hot 100 update. The Hot 100 began on September 23 which is exactly 100 days away from the end of the year. It’s a way to set goals and remain focused on them to end the year with a bang. Here were my goals for this week: 1. Run 15 miles [...]
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RACE #1: Have you guys ever heard of Ragnar? Well, I happened upon this race when I was seeking out my next 5K to run and was immediately drawn to it. To some people, it might sound crazy to run from one coast of Florida to the other with a group of sweaty strangers, but [...]
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One of my goals for 2010 was to organize a family reunion. As I posted the other day, we had it on May 29th and I had so much fun. Yeah, it was a little overwhelming to plan and I stressed myself out over way more than I needed to, but it went really well [...]
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I want to be a runner. Have I mentioned that before? Here, let me say it again, lest there be any doubt. I want to be a runner. I’ve been giving a lot of thought lately to the progress I’ve made in my running and trying to formulate a plan to help me take it [...]
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“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known” ~ Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities Remember how I spontaneously decided to join my friends in the Valor 5k this past weekend? It [...]
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Hal Higdon is a Runner’s World contributor, an author of 35 books, co-founder of the Road Runners Club of America, an avid runner, and offers interactive training programs online. He is also an inspiration to a lot of people, especially someone like me who aspires to run a marathon someday. So, when I learned that [...]
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THANK YOU I just want to thank each and every one of you who commented on my last blog post. It was very difficult for me to post the pictures I did – it left me feeling very vulnerable the next morning. So much so, that I came online to delete them out of my [...]
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Today was the Walk for Wishes 5K that I was doing with my friend Lynne and my sister Christina. I must say that this event was pretty badly organized. They were still marking the route just a few minutes before the race began and it was very confusing. There were several places where flags were [...]
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