I started this blog one year ago the day before I ran the 3M half marathon. It was an amazing experience, I loved it and after I completed it I really felt like a runner and knew I wanted to do a full in the fall. This year once again I ran the 3M. I [...]
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I headed out for my weekend long run on Saturday thinking I would maybe run 18 miles or 20 if I felt good and my ITB was giving me too much trouble. It was cold out when I started (mid 30s) and this made my knee feel stiff so I started out slow and was [...]
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I kicked off last year with the 3M half marathon. It was amazing! I met my sub 2 hour goal and I was ready to tackle the next challenge. Over the course of the year I PRed in the 5k, 5 mile and half marathon distance. I even placed for my age group in two [...]
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The whole turtle family ran this..first time the four of us have run in a race together. Comfortably chilly, Holiday music blasting out the speakers, light display, hot chocolate and cookies at the finish line=perfection. It was great to run a race that was not timed, no pressure to PR but just go out and [...]
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For some reason I was really nervous about this race. I think I always say that. But this time I had some added concerns. I was tired, I have had sluggish slow all week. My second concern was that I knew other people doing the race, many of the ladies in the running group I [...]
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I’ve been really excited about running this race. Last year I ran it and it was the first 5K race I had ever done. My goal last year was not to be the last runner in and to come in under 30 minutes. Now that I’ve done a few races I realize I never have [...]
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By the end of last week I was feeling pretty good. I did a 10 mile run at 8:56 min/mile pace, ran my first 20 miler, and rand a total of 55 miles in one week ( the most ever). The momentum kept building starting with the 10 mile run. Since I was feeling better [...]
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August was an awesome month for running. I ran a total of 157 miles, woot. I’m still seeing speed gains despite the increased mileage and heat. I don’t have as many aches and pains after my long runs as I did when training for my half marathons but my knees are hurting during the long [...]
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Just like many other runners I have read the articles on barefoot running and the book “Born to Run” and been intrigued by the possible benefits. At first it sounded wacky to me because of all the hype sneakers get and how I’ve often read that most of us need running sneakers to correct our [...]
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I’m all signed up to run the Casa 5K and the Cedar Park 5 miler. I will be running these two little races before the big one (The Rock ‘N Roll San Antonio for those of your who don’t know). I am looking forward to doing both of these races because I did them last [...]
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