I am running in a 15K on Sunday. It is not just any 15K. This race is the Boilermaker. This will be the 32nd running of the race. So, in planning out my week, I knew I wanted to get one more long run in before the race so it would have to be two… Continue reading Long Run
I just ran my fifth race this year. While I never imagined I would be a racer, or a runner for that matter, I am and I love it. What I dislike is all the people who decide which rules to follow while racing. I am not above questioning rules. I have never been a… Continue reading Are You A Rule Follower?
A week or so ago, I was out on a run. It was just a normal run on one of my normal routes. I have about 15 routes that I run locally near my home. Some are more hilly than others but most are average in elevation changes. As I was starting out, I was… Continue reading The Run
I have just returned from my first Boston Marathon. I admit that “just” is a relative term. I took so many photos I needed to crop and such that the post was started upon my return but just now getting finished. No, I did not run it. You have to qualify for Boston and… Continue reading Boston Marathon
This past weekend the weather cooperated to have a beautiful Sunday for running. Sunday was the date of my April race. Remember that goal I set to run a race a month? I am now into April and have run one in February, March and April. I ran my second half marathon on Sunday –… Continue reading My Second Half Marathon
No, I have not taken up reporting my taxes on a quarterly basis. I am, though, thinking it is time to review any of those goals, or if you use the term, or resolutions that were made back in January. Without accountability, goals and resolutions and aspirations are just words – but hopefully ones that… Continue reading A Quarter Ending
I knew, even though or maybe because I had taken the early start, that I was probably not going to be finishing the race in under two hours and 30 minutes. My goal in my mind was to finish and, hopefully, in under three hours. I was sure I could do it! I had talked… Continue reading Inside the Race
Going to apologize in advance as I cannot manage to get formatting done correctly today. I have decided I love runners! All runners!! Back in October, I wrote about the camaraderie of the running community. I have now experienced it again. Only, this time, I experienced it as I was running. I left Saturday afternoon… Continue reading More on My First
Last December I wrote about my first 5K. Last October about how I had gone from just running for myself to wanting to become a runner. As you read this, I will be getting to the start line of my first half marathon. I say first because it is and because I am already registered… Continue reading My First
No, this is not one of my existential-like posts on how the lows make the highs seem better. Actually, I usually comment on those but haven’t written many. There are some coming, though. This is about actual, physical pain. Earlier this week, my left hip started to hurt just a little on a run. It… Continue reading Pain
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