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Boston 13.1 Marathon Series

Posted in race recap, racing, tagged , , , , , , on June 29, 2010 | 11 Comments »

On Sunday I ran Boston 13.1. When the alarm went off at 4AM, I thought, this is NOT going to go well. In fact, I had had that exact same thought as I finally drifted off to sleep just a little over 3 hours earlier. Despite having plans to run on Sunday, the wife and [...]

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Drive

Posted in motivation, training, tagged , , on June 24, 2010 | 8 Comments »

If we can’t live together, we’re gonna die alone. -Jack Shephard What am I running from? What am I running to? What drives me? Is it as simple as that? A few weeks ago I was having a conversation about the relationship between self-image and food. The gist of that particular conversation was that some [...]

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Heat – Fathers’ Day 10K

Posted in race recap, tagged , , , on June 21, 2010 | 8 Comments »

As I walked along the sidewalk I could feel the right side of my body heat up under the rays of the rising sun.  Just on the other side of a small wall was the beach, the ocean’s wave splashing invitingly. A bead of sweat ran from my temple and down my cheek.  I looked [...]

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Help Me Help Brooke – 2010 ING New York City Marathon

Posted in motivation, other, tagged , , , , , , on June 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »

On November 7th, 2010 I will be running the ING New York City Marathon. It will be my 4th, possibly 5th, marathon, but it will be the first that I run representing a charity. I have chosen a charity that is very close to my heart – Autism Speaks. My daughter, Brooke, has autism. She [...]

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Banner 18

Posted in motivation, Odd Ball, other, tagged , , , , on June 9, 2010 | 2 Comments »

So as runners, we tend to find new and interesting ways to keep ourselves motivated. Whether it’s an attempt to beat our previous month’s mileage or outrun an online friend (you hear me @5KJunkie?), we use what we can to motivate ourselves.  As young sports fans growing up, many of us believed in “the jinx”.  [...]

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Annie

Posted in health, motivation, training, tagged , , , , on June 7, 2010 | 4 Comments »

I used to love tomorrow. Tomorrow offered the promise of a new day. The sun was sure to shine tomorrow. Tomorrow would clear away the cobwebs and the sorrow. But there’s a problem with tomorrow. Something that I’ve grown to really dislike about tomorrow. As the little red-head sings, it’s always a day away. Tomorrow [...]

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So Maybe the Wife Isn’t So Crazy After All

Posted in race recap, racing, Vibram Five Fingers, tagged , , , on June 3, 2010 | 8 Comments »

Somewhere around mile 8: What the Hell am I doing? Why am I running this? This is so pointless. Maybe I’ll take the summer off from running. God, I wish I could stop. Maybe I should just quit running altogether. *** I have been struggling with this race recap, in large part I think because [...]

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