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Sluggish Start

On February 3, 2011 By

24:00 – 2.6 miles

Alarm went off. Hit snooze. That’s not usually a good start to the day.

Made it out of bed and into the car out to the -5 degree weather. Arrived at the gym a little more refreshed, but still not at 100%.

When this happens, I like to through a curve [...]

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ChiRunning Start

On January 31, 2011 By

1:38:20 – 10 miles

Last night I started reading ChiRunning and have already seen improvements. No, this is not a Holiday Inn Express commercial where I ready 12 pages of a book and revolutionize my running. With that being said, I made a couple of tweaks to my form this morning. Leaving the treadmill, I [...]

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Remembering Challenger

On January 28, 2011 By

46:40 – 5 miles

“It seems like a dangerous job.” That’s what someone said to me once when I was talking about NASA and astronauts. My response to her was: “Well, they do leave the Earth.”

25 years ago I was in 4th grade watching in awe the first teacher heading into space. Watching the [...]

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You Have to Work the Plan

On January 26, 2011 By

1:30:00 – 9 miles

It feels different when I talk about distant running now. I refer to a semi-long run as 9 miles like it’s nothing. In reality, it is something. As a running coach once told me during a marathon: you have to work the plan. Well, I am in the beginning stages of [...]

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Hockey Teamwork

On March 5, 2010 By

1:40:00 – 8 miles

This weekend is the last weekend of the season for my son’s hockey team. It has been a great year for growth for my son not only on the ice, but also learning about what it means to be part of a team. A hockey team is not about one person [...]

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