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A Run Through History: A National Half Recap

March 27th, 2011 | 5 Comments

(Part 1 to my Washington, D.C. trip) This weekend I ran my final race of what I dubbed back in January as Race Madness. Actually that list only included 5 races, but I threw an extra 5K in the mix making it 6 races in a short 5 week span. The National half marathon was my “get-a-way” race and the 3rd half marathon during my Race Madness extravaganza. Some thought it was crazy to run this many … Read entire article »

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Caution: Sick Runner

March 22nd, 2011 | 1 Comment

Ah, the immune system is a wondrous thing when working properly. Stress, germs and abuse can cause chinks in our armor which lead to symptoms of fatigue, body ache, sinus head, sore throat and even fever. That my friends is where I am at today. Actually it started yesterday mid morning with a screaming hot sore throat and just declined from there. I went to bed early, like back in grammar school early, praying that … Read entire article »

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Call Me Overjoyed

March 20th, 2011 | 2 Comments

The other day I mentioned that I was running another half marathon this weekend and how it was my nemesis, but yesterday Evan pointed out that this race was actually my white whale. As soon as he said it I was inspired. Thank you Evan! You see, the race was in New Bedford which has a history deep in the whaling industry. Herman Melville’s Moby Dick even mentions my little city, “Ishmael arrives in New … Read entire article »

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Race Madness

January 20th, 2011 | 5 Comments

A few weeks ago I had penciled in a few races that I wanted to run and now I have inked 5 races into the calendar. It’s official I am running the following races: Hyannis Half Marathon Black Cat 10 Miler St. Pat’s 5K New Bedford Half Marathon National Half Marathon What’s crazy about this is that these races take place between 2/27 and 3/26. Five races in one month’s time, what was I thinking??? I was thinking that I needed motivation. (Hyannis) That I needed a fun training run. (Black Cat) That I wanted to celebrate. (St. Pat’s 5K) That I needed a challenge. (New Bedford Half) That I need a get-a-way. (National) Even though there are a few icy patches around due to all the rain we received the last 2 days, I was happy to get my 5 mile … Read entire article »

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