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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Doping For Better Performance!
I finally caved in. After decades of resisting the urge to use drugs to improve my performance, I could take no more. Exercise induced asthma, you win! Since the first day I ran last June, I’ve had a bit of trouble breathing while I was at my maximum exertion. [...]
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Withdrawal?
Between my horrendous cold, and the occasional slush-storm, I’ve been back on that blasted machine for ten days now. The longer I go, the larger percentage of my day I spend thinking about running, or looking up running articles on the internet. I’m actually having dreams about running! I [...]
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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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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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I’ve finally done it! After four and a half months of beating the crap out of myself, today, for the first time, I ran my two mile course without any walking at all, and my heart-rate never passed 98 percent of maximum, so I know I wasn’t hurting myself. 3.1 [...]
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