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  • A great 20

    Sunday’s 20 went fabulous. This was my last really long run before the marathon on Jan. 11. I now enter the taper, which cannot come a moment too soon. I treated this as a complete dress rehearsal for the marathon, except for getting up at 2:30 AM and wearing my Camelbak. I wore the socks,…

  • Dress Rehearsal

    My last long run before the taper will take place this coming Sunday (Dec 21). I plan to use this run as a full dress rehearsal: from clothes to gels to shoes, from timing to wake-up time to start-time, etc. Weather permitting, I will wear what I plan to wear at Disney (if it is…

  • Does one ever "feel" ready for a marathon?

    I am one week away from my taper. I run 20 on this coming Sunday (12/21) and then start the process of resting and recuperating for the race in January. I have these intermittent fits of panic and calm. one day I feel ready, the next I feel panicky. Is it possible for one to…

  • Why I run, Why I love Disney.

    I still cry when I see this. 2006 Disney trip.

  • This is my son, then 3 (now 7) at Disney.

  • Chief Ladiga Half-Marathon + 5

    I was scheduled to run 22 miles this week. But I also wanted to run in a local Half Marathon that runs along my normal Sunday long-run trail. So, after consulting friend and coach, Lisa, I decided to run 3 miles before the race, then run the race, and then do a 3 mile warm…

  • November: 111.1 Miles

  • Podcast problems

    There was an issue uploading my episode 4 file. I was traveling this week and had to upload from my mom’s PC. I THOUGHT it worked. I’ll have it repaired by Monday evening. Apologies!

  • Long rest

    I haven’t run since Tuesday. Holiday travels and rain have killed any plans I had to sneak in a run. I had even packed a bag with all sorts of my running gear for all climates, but no go. I am taking this as an opportunity to heal up little nicks and bumps and such…

  • Happy Thanksgiving.

    If I can get on it today, I’ll have another podcast out real soon. Until then enjoy your tryptophan!

  • They call them junk miles…I call them crap.

    Ran a horrible 6 miles this morning, two days after running 20. I was still stiff and sore and felt horrible. Blech. I won’t run again until Friday because of holiday stuff, so I’ll surely hope to be in a better mood by then. Yuck. Have a Happy Thanksgiving everybody. I am thankful for you…