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Number 7

October 23rd, 2011 | Add a Comment

Last weekend I ran my 7th half marathon of 2011. A year ago I ran the full marathon and loved the half marathon portion so much I wanted to add the half marathon to my race schedule this year and I am so glad I did. It was another perfect fall weather weekend and my ankle and foot was in much better shape than last weekend’s race. Much like the B.A.A. half marathon, there was no available … Read entire article »

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I Will Rise

October 10th, 2011 | 1 Comment

Sometimes a race may not end exactly the way you hoped or anticipated. There is just no way to control the outcome despite all your efforts. Could it be in those less than perfect times we find something new about ourselves? My October was to be filled with 3 amazing half marathons, however, God had other plans. If you are a repeat reader you know that 2 weeks ago I injured my ankle and it was … Read entire article »

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Would You?

October 1st, 2011 | Add a Comment

If someone told you to put an onion on your swollen ankle, would you? Tuesday while at the chiropractor he mentioned that the “old school” way to reduce swelling is by placing an onion directly on the skin and wrapping it into place. Although I was a bit amazed by this tidbit of knowledge I had forgotten it until this morning. I thought, what the heck. I have nothing to lose….but maybe some swelling. It’s day 6 … Read entire article »

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So Many Races: Upcoming Race Schedule

July 17th, 2011 | Add a Comment

After my bad luck in May at the Memorial Day Marathon, I’ve decided not to run another full marathon this year. Instead have opted to try some new races in some interesting locations with appealing distances. Let’s take a look at where I will/may be: Half Marathon: August 7th – Registered 7 Miler: August 21 – Registered 18.64 miler – September 11 – Still deciding 10K: September 18 – Registered Half Marathon: September 25 – Still deciding Half Marathon: October 9 – Registered Half Marathon: October 16 – Still deciding Half Marathon: October 23 – Still deciding Half Marathon: October 29 – Registered Sounds like fun, right? I love to race. Not so much for the speed or PR (well sometimes I am all about the PR) but for this list of races it is all for the experience. I love … Read entire article »

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