Day 6 – this is the day for that once a week long run. While it was a balmy 11 degrees outside with spots of black ice, it camaraderie among the Saturday morning crew more than makes up for it! We are…
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Day 5…
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Another rest day but good for cross training day so this time it was 50 laps or 1,250 yards or approximately 0.710227273 miles in the pool. Some day…some day, I’ll be as good as Mark Spitz but for now, being Georgie…
The goal…..
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Starting tomorrow….
Honorable mentioning…
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A very good couple friends of mine were endowed with being the feature article in the January/February 2012 issue of Hearing Loss Magazine. I met Tina and Tom at the HLAA convention in Washington DC last summer. They took a…
Around the village
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The resolution run as this informal get together of fellow runners to kick off the New Year is called. After yesterday’s hill workout, I welcomed this opportunity to enjoy an unseasonably mild winter day with a 3 mile run through…
A new beginning…
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Today is a new beginning of sorts. A little over six years ago, I started running. Over the years, I gradually increased the number of races and distance and, reduced my times. After doing the same races and distance since…
Guts and determination….
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My all time favorite quote comes from the late famous distance runner, Steve Prefontaine. ‘Most people run a race to see who is fastest, I run a race to see who has the most guts.’ The pictures below are from…
What us runners want…
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This has been a topic of discussion lately so I thought I would add my two cents especially since I have 165 races under my belt. I have seen some fabulously planned races and I have also seen some really…
CIs and running
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I’ve been ask to do a guest blog post about wearing CIs while running. Now, I am speaking as an experienced runner rather than the casual weekend jogger. And, I have been asked to model as a runner wearing CIs.…
It’s amazing!
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Getting a new and permanent job with a world class organization is a dream come true (an old high school friend considers tide watching as his). Along with that, I have felt a resurgent and renewed sense of accomplishment. Now…