Still Fighting!
Just a quick update. It seems I have to amend my temperature rule on runs to include wind-chill. Today was around 30 degrees, according to the forecast, until I went out to run, and nearly had the skin flayed off my face! I’ve never had the tip of my [...]
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Fighting the Elements
Ugh! So after one sub-twenty-degree run in the new year, I instituted a policy of no more sub-twenty-degree runs! At least until I find some gear that protects my nose and lungs while I run, anyway. Who knew you could freeze your nose hairs? Also, as it turns out, huffing [...]
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I managed a last run of 2011, the morning of New Year’s Eve! Coincidentally, it also marked exactly six months that I’ve been running. It was a surprisingly important milestone to me, important enough to undertake even though we were in Maryland visiting friends. I should however, have considered [...]
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Worst Run Evar!
Maybe it was the clouds. Maybe it was the season, or the fact that I didn’t sleep well, or that shit just happens all at once some days. Whatever it was, this morning’s run was just the most unpleasant, infuriating experience I’ve had in a long time. It started [...]
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Another Personal Best!
I think I may be turning into a bit of a masochist. It seems that the more I torture myself while I run, the more satisfying I find my results. Yesterday’s run was devoid of breathing problems, thanks to pseudoephedrine, but all the old aches and pains came back [...]
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Much More Believable Inconsistency…
Well, between bad weather, life’s little surprises, and winter grumpiness, I missed a whole week of running. I got out there this morning fully expecting a slow, painful run full of suffering! I was right about the pain and suffering, but surprisingly, not about the slow. I actually beat [...]
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Unbelievable Consistency
Since acquiring my new running watch, I’ve been carefully monitoring my heart rate and running times for signs of improvement (or decline!). The results are surprising. I’ve found that I have a constant “best” time for my course of 22:57. I’ve hit that number exactly, five out of my [...]
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Point Of No Return?
I think I may have passed a watershed moment in my tenure as a runner last week. I’ve approached this whole idea with as much caution and realistic expectation as I could, so I wouldn’t abandon yet another expensive boondoggle, like all those unused gym memberships and exercise machines. My [...]
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Injured Again. Grrrr….
Yep, so that ridiculous knee injury took me off the road for five days. It still hurts constantly. However, I managed my first run of this week without it doing much more than aching. It definitely slowed me down, but it did not stop me! I’m not sure where [...]
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No Pain, No… Ahh Hell, It Just Hurts!
My first continuous run last week nearly undid me, so I’ve been playing with my pace to find a good balance between time and suffering. I think today, I found the sweet spot. I was only worried I was going to die, not convinced of it, and I managed two [...]
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