Speed Limits

GOT ON THE TREADMILL for a quick run before teaching tonight. I didn’t have much time, so I decided to do some sprints, to see what kind of progress I’ve made toward being able to run a sub-20:00 5K. My initial goal, after a one-mile warmup, was to run one mile at 6:30, with a …

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Pacing Myself

TIME TO REDEFINE MY LONG RUN. Coach put me in for 14 miles today, with surges to half marathon pace at miles 11 and 13. That’s what I get for showing off last week and doing 14 miles when I was scheduled for 10 easy ones. But I got through them fine. Even finished with …

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5Ks and Chicken Suits

RAN THE BORGESS 5K WITH MY DAUGHTER this morning. Kalamazoo, MI was bright and sunny, with temperatures in the 50s. A bit chilly standing around, but perfect for the run itself. We followed race management’s request to be on campus before 7:00 a.m. This is asking a lot of a college student on a Sunday, …

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Six Miles

WHAT AN INCREDIBLE RUN last night! We headed out at 6:30. The sun was bright and the temperature was perfect (right around 60 degrees). We ran through a couple of parks on the Huron River, and over the Argo Dam. There were rowing sculls on the river, and lots of other people out running or …

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