April 2011
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realized i never mentioned that i’m not running at the moment.  about a week and a half ago, 2 miles into a run my knee locks and i almost collapse.  i hobble home, ice it.  it’s sore, but 2 days later i try again and at 2.5 miles i get incredible pain.  my knee just kind of hurts whenever i move it now.  i got a small band to wrap around it to keep the kneecap in place, and it seems...
Apr 20th
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10 Mile Mountain Goat
the race is less than a month away.  10 miles.  i haven’t done 5 i think since the marathon in november.  i’m not overly concerned.  i’m not setting out for a PR.  especially since i don’t have any official 10 mile time yet.  ideally 1:20.  but we’ll see.  i just want to get myself back into the motions of running gradually.  it’s like learning all over again. ...
Apr 3rd
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March 2011
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huzzah!
so i’ve gotten back into running in preparation for the 10 mile mountain goat in syracuse on may 1st. i’m nowhere near ready, but i can do it.  i’ve been hitting the gym instead of running outside because honestly, the cold is just frustrating.  it’s defeating.  it’s defeating because it is damn near april and still 30 degrees outside on a good day. however- i need...
Mar 29th
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change
change is needed.  this blog was to kind of go through me training for a marathon, and i did that.  so i’m not really sure what to do now.  i mean- i’m gonna train for a second marathon.  i’m going to run a 10 mile race soon.  but it seems boring to just post my nike+ thingy and talk about it.  i don’t know…thoughts? as of now- i’ve run 4 out of the past 5...
Mar 22nd
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February 2011
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Feb 22nd
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January 2011
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more of the same
i just got distracted once classes began so i stopped running the past week and a half.  but i did get out this morning.  maybe 2.5-3 miles.  i’ve stopped measuring and timing.  it’s too difficult with the extreme cold and slick ground to have timing mean anything. i am trying to figure out if i should do a summer marathon.  i’m looking to maybe do another one, a little more...
Jan 30th
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Jan 14th
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have i been running?
yes.  yes i have.  for the past week and a half or so i’ve been running nearly every day.  it’s both disappointing but also kind of relaxing.  disappointing in that my first run had me doing 9 minute miles for 3 miles so i got frustrated and have since stopped timing myself.  however, i am running in snow, on snow, on light snow that is covering ice, on light snow that is covering...
Jan 11th
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today
today i’m going to start running again.  the goal for today and maybe for a week or two is to just get to the gym and run for an hour.  no sensors or anything, just run for an hour.  problematically, i think i usually developed shin splints (?) from running on treadmills.  so i’ll see how it goes and maybe i’ll just end up going to the track or something as long as it...
Jan 3rd
December 2010
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the next challenges!
i’m sorry i’ve been gone.  i’ve slacked.  disgustingly and it has had negative mental side effects.  i’ve run twice since my marathon.  once 10 days after, once christmas eve.  but i have new goals which means back to training! i would like to do another marathon, but that won’t be till the fall again i’m guessing.  maybe even vegas…we’ll see. ...
Dec 28th
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November 2010
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5 days
5 days without running.  i don’t know what to do now.  my legs feel pretty good.  monday and tuesday i was like bambi walking on ice.  i think monday i walked far too much and climbed too many stairs so by the night i was dead and considering buying a cane.  but now my legs feel good walking and only cramp up occasionally.  like when i was sitting in a rocking chair for an hour and...
Nov 26th
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Let's Talk About My First Marathon
i want to start by saying since waking up yesterday up until right now my life has resembled the scene from Bambi where she’s trying to walk on ice.  but i am getting incredibly ahead of myself. saturday i woke up and ran 2 miles.  2 miles at a very slow pace and i became concerned.  around noon i decide to head into philly and later meet up with red who came down from nyc to see me...
Nov 23rd
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it's done.
it’s done at 3:50:22.  not the 3:45 i was aiming for, but after getting halfway through, i was psyched to beat 4:00. i will write about the entire ordeal once i get the chance.  i just need to say though that those last 5-6 miles were a real bitch.  i could push myself mentally for a bit before having to give in to the physical for a bit.  it was a give and take. huzzah.
Nov 22nd
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the day
tomorrow i need to run 2 miles according to higdon to just stay loose. then i’m off to philly.  the expo.  harry potter.  relax at the hotel.  wake up sunday and run.  all with a wonderful lady cheering me on.  doesn’t sound like a bad weekend. i need to keep roughly an 8:30 per mile pace to reach my goal.  this doesn’t sound horrible.  my first half marathon with 3 weeks of...
Nov 20th
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Nov 17th
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Nov 11th
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Nov 10th
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Nov 1st
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October 2010
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Oct 28th
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Oct 23rd
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Oct 7th
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i apologize for the lack of commitment in these updates.  grad work has really gotten on top of me which is even making running hard.  today i will do 8 miles, but maybe not for a few hours.  luckily it is now getting cool enough that i don’t have to worry about getting out before 11am. yesterday i did 2 miles in the morning in the rain in 50 degree weather.  i would have done more, but i...
Oct 6th
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September 2010
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Sep 30th
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Sep 29th
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Sep 27th
Sep 27th
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how?
how did sunday wear me out so much?  i’ve done more than 13.1 miles in the past 2 saturdays, but maybe it was the excitement, the heat, the sun, the pushing, the desire to break a certain time.  either way- my legs are sore this morning, and were sore yesterday biking to class. my confusion now is about how to get back into my schedule.  i was hoping to ease in.  2 miles today, 4 miles...
Sep 21st
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ING Rock N Roll Half Marathon
the half marathon started in the true spirit of philadelphia: with the playing of the rocky theme song.  unfortunately when my corral went (#7) they were playing journey.  i’m not against journey, i’m just saying, that midnight train going anywhere gets stuck in my head pretty easily so i was singing it for about 3 miles before it left. i broke my personal record today.  by almost 6...
Sep 19th
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you know what felt oddly satisfying?  the run i just did sans headphones, sans measurement, sans goal. it was over a mile, but that’s it.  and i slogged the whole time.  this was the first time since july where i didn’t have to meet a requirement.  typically i have mental requirements even if i’m not training, but today’s was simply a stay loose and don’t you dare...
Sep 17th
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Sep 11th
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Sep 8th
Week 8, Day 2
after a victorious 14 mile run saturday after which i did not experience the body-crippling pain of my first half marathon, today was a failure.  so far.  i could give it another shot after class and my meeting.  but i probably won’t. today was suppose to be 4 miles.  i didn’t make it 1.  my left calf wouldn’t allow it.  i don’t know what’s going on with it.  it...
Sep 7th
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Sep 4th