Category: Training
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Road to Recovery
This week I started running again and had my last physical therapy appointment. Tuesday night I ran about 10K with my running club and Thursday I ran 5K in the afternoon. Both runs felt pretty good and I now know that I came through my last two races without damage. Tuesday morning I had my…
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Friday 5K Run
Esplanade 5K Run I went out for a nice 5K run on The Esplanade this afternoon. My last training run before the BAA Half Marathon on Sunday. It was in the mid-70’s and nice and sunny. Just perfect. I appreciated the fact that we wont have many more of these days and before we know…
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BAA Half Marathon Taper Time
BAA Half Marathon Taper Time Four days to go until the BAA Half Marathon. I’m starting to get excited and my mind is more and more pre-occupied with the race. At this point I’m in taper mode and have been thinking about the clothes I might need. I need to be prepared for whatever weather we get on race…
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Sunday Long Run
Sunday Long Run recap The Sunday long run today was 16.2 miles but I opted for the 8 mile course instead. I had planned on this course anyway, but some yard work from yesterday was haunting me this morning. I copied and pasted my splits from Garmin Connect. Split Time Distance Avg Pace Summary 1:19:15.0 8.00…
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Physical Therapy and Wisdom
Physical Therapy I had my fourth PT session this morning. Hilda and Nick over at Harvard-Vanguard in Somerville are helping me recover from my hamstring problems. It is a slow process and I am hoping that eventually I will be able to put this injury behind me (no pun intended) and get back to my…
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Hump day, All day.
Unfortunately Hump means Hump, and not Shag. No such luck! It’s Wednesday, I got paid yesterday and all is good in the World. Now that The Olympics are over, it’s time to shift back to talking more about running and my own journey. As bloggers we get to be totally self-centered and talk mainly about…