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Guess my 20 miler time: I ran 6.29 miles in the first hour + highest mileage week in a year.

This was not a set up for a good long run today: I had a mid-back spasm in the first mile of my 5-miler yesterday morning that was still bothering me this morning. [Managed to fight for a 9’22” pace yesterday] The first hour of the run didn’t break 9:30 pace, the second hour was…

July 31, 2010

Is it a bad sign to see vultures circling on your run?

Image by TexasEagle via Flickr I saw 5-6 turkey vultures today on my run at mile 5 1/2 [on Broad Run Road]. Before I realized that were swooping down on your garden variety roadkill, the sight of them evoked some disturbing [in a funny way] thoughts. Of course, then, I started thinking that squirrels on…

May 8, 2010

The only way I’m going to avoid injury is to sit perfectly still. #running

[Workout – 6 x 1/2 mile progressive intervals 3:26.9 and faster] I’ve been pitying myself the last couple of weeks. On February 3, I finished off a stupid 26 mile in 24 hours stunt with an attempted tempo run that turned into a slow limp for the last 3 miles. My first thought: “Just like…

February 24, 2010

Code, Strings, and Keys

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