Back to the Marathon!

WELL, THE BUG FINALLY BIT ME. The Boston Marathon bug, that is. Now wait a minute, I hear you say. Isn't the Boston Marathon the ultimate goal of every runner? How can you not have run it by now? Yes, it may be hard to believe, but up until now I had no desire to …

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Richmond 13.1: The Other 60 Percent

One week before the Nov. 14 American Family Fitness half marathon in Richmond, I went out for my regular Saturday group run. Since I was tapering, I kept it to ten miles at a moderate pace. On Sunday I knew I was in trouble. The run had taken more out of me than usual. I …

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Habit: A Three-Year Itch?

Last year I was pacing the 10K at one of the local Kona Running Company events. I'd been assigned the "1st Time 10K" sign, and having lost the runners I started with, I was looking for some more first-timers to run with. About halfway along I came upon a middle-aged couple chugging along and asked them …

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Enjoy the Journey: It May Be All There Is

Improvement is not measured by the distance between where you currently stand and the finish line, but by the distance between where you currently stand and your starting point. The Good Vader blog, "The Wounds of Failure" Something I've been musing about lately: And going even further: What if there is no destination? What if …

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