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Running a Half Marathon With a Bum Achilles

October 17, 2009

Today is the day. After having saint like patience (maybe a little bit of an exaggeration) for the last week and a half, I finally ran this morning. This is D-Day – Decision Day – to determine if my achilles will cooperate for the half marathon tomorrow.
After an “easy” 3-mile run this morning, I’ve decided [...]

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To Run or Not to Run

October 12, 2009

After running 11 miles with some serious pain in my achilles, I am having to take it easy and see how I feel for the upcoming half marathon I’ve been training for. I had a physical therapy appointment on Friday, right before heading out of town for the weekend. I think I surprised my physical [...]

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Timed Run

September 5, 2009

It’s early on a Saturday morning and I’m about to head out into the rain to run a timed 6.5 mile run. The Girlfriends Half Marathon is 6 weeks away so this timed run of half the distance will give me an idea of my pace for the upcoming event. It will also help determine [...]

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Reminiscing

August 30, 2009

I ran 6 miles with a couple of friends yesterday. With the Girlfriends Half Marathon around the corner on October 19th, we spent a good portion of our run talking about our experiences with the half marathon last year. It was our first half marathon and our first time running 13.1 miles. Definitely a learning [...]

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