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Did 20 today. A little better run that the 19 from two weeks ago. I had better energy and fitness through about 17, when I started to tire. Mile 20 was pretty tough. Part of it were my legs and feet telling me I was crazy for running this long. But I could get in…
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Episode 3 now available.
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19 Miles on Sunday. 19. I still can’t believe that I did it. Running 10 seems like so far away as a milestone. But here we are at 19. In two weeks. I’ll do 20. I just might pull this marathon thing off. Like I said. Remember, I am a pre-middle aged, bald, chubby, slow…
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Since July I haven’t missed many runs on this journey to run Disney. But today I took a personal day–I slept in. The week has been a hectic one at work, my car had problems and had to get towed to the shop, I stayed up too late on election night drinking wine and watching…
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Episode 2 of the podcast is now available. Let me know what you think.I discuss what lack of sleep does to my training. Small dogs attack me while on a run. And I report that science is proving that chocolate milk is the perfect post-run recovery drink.
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2008 Monthly MileageOctober 111.8September 81.2August 68.3July 60.5June 59.7
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For the first time in my running life I have run 100 miles in a month–and the month ain’t over yet. Today’s run broke 100 for October and I still have about 13 to run before the month ends. Feeling kind of proud. Feeling strong , too. Today’s run was cold (30 degrees F at…
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Another podcast is in the works. Should be up next week. Please do give me feedback and constructive criticism on Episode 1. You can subscribe and download using the links on the right. Ran in the Gamecock Gallop 5K yesterday. This is an event put on by my employer and brings a good crowd. Nice…
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Apparently, under some degree of pressure from sane, logical people, Nike has reconsidered and declared o’Connell “a” winner—but not “the” winner of the San Francisco Nike Women’s Marathon. Way to straddle the fence, Nike. I wonder how many of the elite runners who “won” were sponsored by Nike? Hmmmm.Update:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/10/22/BACI13MAIT.DTL&nopu=1 Bottom line: She ran fastest. She…
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I’ve been giving some thought to producing a podcast. After having a blast contributing a piece to the Extra Mile Podcast, I’ve decided to produce the “Running to Disney Podcast.” It should appear in iTunes in a couple of days, but feel free to download or listen using the links to the right. Give it…
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Had my first run today since my 15 miler on Sunday. My family is out of town and I don’t sleep well when they are gone. So after a bad night’s sleep, I struggled to rise early for a 6 a.m. run. Interestingly, I had pretty good strength and endurance in my legs during this…
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