Pushing It
I tried an experiment today. I decided to run harder than I thought I could. And I did! Many months ago, when I was just starting to run, I discovered that pushing too hard was hurting me, and causing me to have to walk more, rather than eating up [...]
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It’s the drugs, stupid!
So here’s a tip. Don’t get used to running at a new “maxed-out” pace, then forget to use your asthma inhaler one morning and try to maintain that pace! That was a mistake. It would seem that the asthma drugs did have a large role in my performance [...]
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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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Another Round of Newbie Runner Observations
So, over the past few weeks, I’ve been collecting another round of observations from my perspective as a new convert to the running cult. I wonder how many will still seem true in a year! These are the things that are currently surprising, annoying, and/or amusing me (sometimes all [...]
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Running Cold
Another first! My morning run was the first I’ve done below 50 degrees. Boy, does temperature change things! The first thing I noticed was how hard it was to warm up my muscles. I usually do a couple of rounds up and down our front-hall stairs, followed by ankle-rolls, [...]
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Proper Pacing Produces Pleasing Progress
After my last post, in which I lamented being unable to reduce my walking segments, no matter how well I was able to increase my running segments, my friend Lori gave me a suggestion. She related how she would unconsciously increase her running pace when she upgraded some other part [...]
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Changing Things Up
I’ve been doing a lot of research on the internet about how I should train my body to achieve the most fitness I can from the running I do. It turns out that most folks recommend varied effort for best results. Quite by accident, many of the things they suggest [...]
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Failing Oneself
So it’s been three days now without a run. Between the heat and some niggling worries about my shin-splints and sprain, I decided to back off. Of course, now I feel like I’ve let myself down by not sticking with it! I honestly believe at this point, that success [...]
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Day of Rest
So I took my first break from running today. I should have taken it yesterday. I damaged myself. Stupid of me, I know. Everyone says you should take at least one day a week off for recovery, but I let my OCD get the better of me, and since [...]
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That’s a bad title, isn’t it? Well, it got you to read this… Today marks my eighth consecutive day running. It almost wasn’t. With the little aches and pains that have been building up, the nearly bricked calves I had from this past weekend running in hilly terrain, and [...]
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