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Treadmill Reviews
Looking to buy a treadmill? There are many brands to choose from and many features and options to consider. Like buying a house or car, most of us are not familiar with what we should be looking for. Most of us don’t know what we really want or need. While most runners consider a treadmill…
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Granara-Skerry 5K
Granara-Skerry 5K Run/Walk The 8th annual Granara-Skerry 5K was run on Saturday, September 27th in Medford, MA. It was rumored that 900 people were pre-registered and that another hundred or so signed up just before the race. This was the largest group of runners and walkers ever for this race. The race is an out…
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Omni Runs Friday
The week in Running Training for Baystate is coming along pretty good. My knee still bothers me sometimes, but the more I run the better it gets. My icing and stretching routine seems to be working. When I trained for Boston this year, my total miles were 318.4. As of this week my miles for Baystate are 308.07,…
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Omni Runs Friday
Omni Running launched on Sunday, September 14th. Omni Running is my new self-hosted site that combines my old blog, “I’m a runner and so can you” with my web site “MedalFramz.” I’m hoping that having one site for everything will free up time to write, run and have a life. Definitions of “Omni” include “everything,” “all,” and…
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Marathon Training Sept. 14th
Marathon training continues We started week 10 of our marathon training program on Sunday. This week we ran 16 miles in 50 something degree weather. Everyone seemed to like the break from the heat, but I hated it. The cold made my muscles and tendons tighten. There was a 10-15mph wind for the first seven…
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Marathon Training Continues
Marathon training continues This week’s total miles were 38.17, or 2.52 miles more than last week. Most training plans allow for a 10% per week increase in miles. My 2.52 was less than that, but enough for me. I ran the same 21.01 mile course that I ran the previous week for my Sunday Long…