Yearly Archives: 2009

Trying to break the monotony of running outside… *heh* #twit2fit #running

It’s amazing how running 50 miles in 7 runs over 4 days can make even running in pleasant weather a bit of a mental challenge.  On Monday-Wednesday of this week, I ran outside, starting at 5:45 AM.  Daylight doesn’t bleed … Continue reading

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Nice progressive pace run on a double-run day #twit2fit #running

One pitfall that I’ve fallen into is not being able to push the pace as necessary on my runs.  The beauty of this run is that it was both the second run of the day and got me to 25 … Continue reading

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I get more miles in before sun up than most people get all week #running #twit2fit

I ran 12 miles (just below 10-minute pace), mostly in the dark, on a clear morning in Fern Creek this morning.  When away from main roads, I could clearly see more stars in the sky than I ever did growing … Continue reading

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Five *5s* #running #twit2fit

I’ve logged 5555.5 running [and run-walking] miles since I started In April 2007. I also completed my second 70-mile week ever this week, roughly 8 weeks after my first. Tons of mileage volume, but how to turn it into marathon-distance … Continue reading

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Overcoming excuses to run outside (22-miler in 3:33:29) #twit2fit #running

I’ve been mostly “treadmill-bound” for the last several weeks.  Part of it is due to schedule conflicts–it’s hard to run outside when your only options are in the middle of the night and before the sun is up in the … Continue reading

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