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March for Homes Continues
Boston Marathon Training Continues It has been three weeks since my February Wrap Up post. It has been an extremely busy three weeks, but I have managed to get a few miles of training in. Taxes are not due until April 15th, but I had to get mine done early so that I could complete…
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February Wrap Up
In my last post I went over my mileage and training for February. For tracking purposes February ended on Saturday for me. But on the calendar February is still rolling along. Last week I ran a grueling 14.6 mile long run. It was just awful in so many ways. Looking ahead to this week’s 18.1…
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February Running 2016
Other than syncing my watch to Garmin Connect, I haven’t been keeping track of my running miles. Now that I have a deadline to be in marathon shape, it’s time to pay attention. February Running In January I ran 63.22 miles. One week I only ran 6.23 miles and two weeks I ran more than…
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Running for Home
Up until last weekend I was just running for the fun of it, to keep in shape and hang out with my friends. No pressure. Running for Home This week I began my brief training to run the 2016 Boston Marathon and support FamilyAid Boston. This Sunday we did 16.4 miles with plenty of hills.…
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Marathon Training Begins
Probably the worse run of my life was the 2003 Boston Marathon. I had never run a marathon and was woefully under trained. I had jumped at an opportunity without much thought and had no concept of what I was about to do. The two things I had going for me were youth (38 years-old)…
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Boston Marathon Training
It’s official, I’m running in the 2016 Boston Marathon! I will be running for Family Aid Boston. February 17th is a little late to start training for Boston, but I’m excited to be able to run this year. Boston Marathon Training When I ran my first Boston Marathon back in 2003, I started training late…