Category: half-marathon
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I’m the guy with the white hat. The weather for the Texas Marathon and Half-Marathon was perfect. At 6:30, when I arrived at the race site, it was just above 60 degrees and overcast, but windy. I was there earlier than usual, but I never had been to a race such as this, and later…
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After a couple of days away from running, I returned on Sunday morning with a 5 mile run. Rest week was over, and I had been exercising the muscles around my shins to cut down on the tightness and to stave off the onset of shin splints. I was a little nervous, but I had…
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I informally began my half marathon training this week. Lisa will be sending me a half marathon training plan soon (right Lisa?) but after I ran three nice miles on Monday, she emailed me and told me to run 2 miles this morning with 3x 30 second bursts at 5K pace. It was a very…
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Welcome to this new blog. In December, I found that I suffered from high blood pressure. This is due primarily to weight (I was very overweight, but had been a regular exerciser) and family history. My doctor, also a good friend, advised me–urged me–to lose weight. The BP now is under control thanks to meds,…
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