Monthly Archives: October 2007

Back into the double digits

Posted on October 13, 2007 by Brian

The last time I hit double digits was about 2 months ago.  I ran (if you can call it that) 10 miles back on August 11 in 2:07:21.  Given last week’s 9 mile run, I knew that I could beat … Continue reading →

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First Marathons

Posted on October 10, 2007 by Brian

Over the past couple of months, I’ve been reading a book called First Marathons by Gail Waesche Kislevitz.  It’s the perfect book for my post long run ice baths.  It’s a nonfiction series of short stories about first marathon.  It’s … Continue reading →

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Hills aren’t so bad

Posted on October 9, 2007 by Brian

Wow, my middle week run is up to 5 miles now.  Things are really starting to pick up.  I headed out the door, not really knowing where I was going.  My parents recently moved and though I grew up in … Continue reading →

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What are these things called hills?

Posted on October 8, 2007 by Brian

We had to leave the house pretty early this morning to bury grandpa, so I woke up before dawn for a three mile run.  I consulted with my dad and did a little online research to decide my route.  I … Continue reading →

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The Accidental Race for the Cure

Posted on October 7, 2007 by Brian

After several months fighting pancreatic cancer, my grandfather passed away on Thursday.  Knowing I needed to catch a flight to St. Louis early in the afternoon, I woke up a little earlier than usual.  When I stepped out the door, … Continue reading →

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A Family Run

Posted on October 3, 2007 by Brian

Today was parent conference day, so the kids were both off school.  The oldest daughter wants to run the Disney Family 5K in 2009, so she’s been eager to get a training run in.  The whole family headed off to … Continue reading →

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My Evening Ritual

Posted on October 2, 2007 by Brian

For the past several weeks, I’ve been having the same evening snack.  I really think it plays a big part in the quality of my run the next morning.  I say this because I skipped the ritual several times in … Continue reading →

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Very boring standard log entry

Posted on October 1, 2007 by Brian

Planned workout 8 minutes warmup 3 miles at 9:00 pace 5 minutes cool down Actual workout 8 minutes warmup 3 miles at 8:58 pace 5 minutes cool down I took a 1 minute walk break at 1.75 miles.  I was … Continue reading →

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