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5,4,3,2,1 mile MP intervals. Long run 18.24 miles at 7:45 pace. #running #twit2fit

15 miles of marathon pace intervals, in 5,4,3,2, and 1 mile intervals. 18 mile long run. Felt pretty good, despite lingering cough. – 1.2 mile warm-up, 10:16 (8:35/mi) – 5 mile MP interval, 38:52 (7:46/mi) Note: this was mostly uphill. … Continue reading

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Progressive run on the treadmill as a fundraiser #running #twit2fit

I completed my 2-hour leg of the 24-hour treadmill relay to raise money for the the World Food Program: Hour 1:  6.28 miles, from 6.0 mph to 6.6 mph Hour 2:  7.04 miles, from 6.7 mph to 7.5 mph Hopefully, … Continue reading

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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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