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My First Marathon Experience
Training for my First Marathon When I started training for my first marathon in January of 2003, I had no clue what I was doing. I had never been athletic and had no idea what running a marathon was all about. I did not realize that most people who start from square one (A.K.A the…
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My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience
My 2012 Boston Marathon Experience This was definitely a marathon to remember. Ten days out, various sources said race day would be in the mid to high 80’s. But why believe a forecast that far out? These guys and gals have a hard time with a 24-hour forecast. As the day grew closer the forecasted…
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Boston Baked my Beans
Originally posted April 17, 2012 Ok. It’s still a little early the day after the 2012 Boston Marathon. That’s the best headline I could come up with. It was hot and grueling, but I made it. This was the most challenging marathon I have ever run since my first marathon. I was completely spent at…
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Notice to all 2012 Boston Marathon participants
The BAA posted this advisory to their website earlier today. I still plan on running the race but I will not be going for a PR. I think that saying that I survived and finished will be good enough. We may end up running the hottest Boston Marathon on record. Be safe. Originally posted April 14, 2012…
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Great Bay Half Marathon 2012
Originally published April 9, 2012 The Great Bay Half Marathon 2012 was this Saturday in Newmarket, NH. I traveled to the race with friends and met more once we got there. The Great Bay Half Marathon has a well deserved reputation for killer hills. There are three significant hills and it seems like an endless series…
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How I became a Runner
How I became a Runner First published April 6, 2012 When I was 38 years-old, if anyone told me that I would be running races when I was 48 years-old I would have told them that they were crazy. When you are not a runner the idea of running seems crazy. Why would anyone in…