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Here are 5 articles/blog entries about Boston that you should read, if you haven’t already done so. 1. The Promise of the Boston Marathon 2. Scott Dunlap’s recap of his excellent race, and what came after 3. The Boston Marathon and the Importance of Sport. 4. This has been well circulated, but so worth re-posting:…
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Wearing a race shirt and some of my favorite running shoes today. For Boston
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5 sources of inspiration from yesterday’s tragedy: 1. When the bombs went off, we ran toward the screams, not from them. 2. Runners crossed the finish, and kept running to donate blood. 3. People like my friend Bill Fisher (working the finish line as a post-race medic) put their lives in danger to help. 4.…
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Got a comment from a reader of the blog asking if I was in Boston today and if I was ok. It is pretty well known my deep desire to BQ one day. I was not in Boston, still trying to BQ. So all is well. And I’m touched by your concern. More important, those…
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5 for Boston Marathon Day! 1. How to track the race via various methods! 2. Some vintage pics of Boston Marathons past. And some more here. 3. Fun facts you may not know about Boston Marathon. More facts here! 4. If you watch these amazing men without crying and wanting to run a 100 miles,…
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Here’s the five: 1. Find your runner name? Bibsy O’Plantar? um, no 2. More info on Lactate threshold. 3. Another from Alex Hutchinson and a couple of weeks old, but so relevant to my training right now. I am dealing with allowing myself to fail in training runs. Pushing harder. 4. Oooookay. I will not…
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Here ya go–5: 1. Kenyans and PEDs? Just doesn’t seem right. 2. If anyone deserved a statue, it is these two amazing people. 3. Ultrarunner Podcast had an interview with the race director of this race, so I am interested in following the results. Women’s preview 4. Lake Sonomoa men’s preview. 5. Never too late…
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Here’s the 5: 1. All about the core and glutes. Strength training for runners 2. Meb is out of Boston 3. This looks like a good read! 4. Trail & Ultra Interview with Robin Arzon, who does some cool stuff. 5. Knitting while running a marathon? Makes joggling look like kid’s play Run like a…
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Here’s the five: 1. Something near and dear to my heart and brain: ideas on long run pacing for marathons. Thanks, Peter! 2. From Peter’s blog, he linked this by Amby Burfoot. (I want to try this soon.) 3. How fast should we run on our easy run days? 4. Oops. 5. Paris marathoners will…
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Here’s your 5 for Thursday: 1. Stretching. When? Why? How? 2. Are these girls too young to run long miles? (Yah, I know this is an old story, but it is new to me.) Your thoughts on when children should run long miles? 3. Why We DNF. 4. Wonder how this translates to marathon training…
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(Trying a new thing here. I want to link to 5 of the most interesting things I read each morning. Let me know what you think) 1. Big Changes for Western States 😉 2. New fun blog for me. Runners Trip (thanks for the interview UltraRunner Podcast!) 3. The return of Zola Budd 4. Good…
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