Thoughts on the Run

41:00 – 4 miles
Read an interesting definition of endurance today at the gym:
The ability to continue even under stress and exhaustion.
That certainly applies to my running goals, but it also applies to everything else in life! From the workplace to home, we all face stress and exhaustion daily. It’s the ability to keep going [...]

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40:00 – 4 miles including 2×800
I’ve been battling a sinus cold the past 3 days and couldn’t take another day of not going running. The original plan was to go in and do a light run … well, that turned into me adding some speed drills into it. Oh well, was distracting enough to make [...]

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02:06:33 – 13.1 Miles
A beautiful day for a run! Arriving for the race, I was completely relaxed, chatting with complete strangers, and ready to push myself harder then any long distance run I had before. Everyone was in great spirits and I was excited to see just how far I had come in a year [...]

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01:39:00 – 9 miles (5 minute break in there)
Today was a pleasant run and I think I have found my ideal pace. A co-worker gave me an article that running slower can be worse for you then running faster. I discovered this on my 18 mile run when I slowed way down to 12 minute [...]

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44:00 – 4 miles (plus .5 in 8:00)
I had a great weekend coaching the kids hockey team and always leaves me speechless when the kids put it all together. Okay, maybe not speechless, but I certainly didn’t lose my voice after the game. I have found that adopting a slogan helps a team get focused [...]

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