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  • Taper Tantrums

    Taper Tantrums

    Taper Tantrums Originally posted April 1st, 2016 while training for the Boston Marathon. Updated September 24, 2021. Def: Emotional roller-coaster, feeling bloated, fat, slow and lazy. An endless urge to eat everything in sight, and to seek out food not in sight. The constant feeling like you should be doing something else right now, like…

  • Longest Run of 2020 so far

    Longest Run of 2020 so far

    Sometimes a long run doesn’t go as planned. I thought twelve miles would be good then dropped back to ten. One wrong turn and I ran almost 14 miles! 19 degrees turned out to be the least of my worries!

  • Running and Chewing Gum

    Running and Chewing Gum

    Running and Chewing Gum is an easy way to make a long run enjoyable by avoiding a dry mouth. It’s really quite easy to do.

  • Sunday Long Run 13 2019

    Sunday Long Run 13 2019

    March is over with Sunday Long Run 13 in the books! Last weekend I ran the On The Run Half in Old Orchard Beach, Maine on Saturday. Then the next day I ran 16 miles in from Hopkinton. I would have run further but my left knee started bothering me and I had more than…

  • Hampton Half Marathon and 5K 2019

    Hampton Half Marathon and 5K 2019

    Heading for The Hamptons There was snow in the Greater Boston Area Saturday with about six inches of accumulation. Fortunately New Hampshire only received about an inch of snow. The race organizer, Loco Running, was concerned that the storm may slow down and continue into Sunday. They issued an advisory that the race would be…

  • Garmin Connect Mobile App and Achieving Goals with small data

    Garmin Connect Mobile App and Achieving Goals with small data

    Garmin Connect mobile app and small data can make a big difference in achieving goals. Focusing on a few pieces of data enables you to focus on goals.