I Want it ALL!

"I need to pick a different day for my speedwork," I told my coach Wednesday night. My current training consists of a Saturday morning long run, the PR Fitness Wednesday night run, and one day of 'speedwork' - tempo run, intervals, hill work, progressions, or similar torture, which has usually been Tuesday. All well and …

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Kona Run Recap: Cocoa Power

An event that combines running and chocolate? Sounds darn near perfect to me. No way I was going to miss Sunday's inaugural Kona Chocolate Run in Plymouth. And it was over 60 degrees at race time. T-shirts and shorts in late November! Who cares if it rained a little? +++ The final turnout was over …

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Running Cold and Hot (Chocolate)

IT'S GETTING A BIT NIPPY OUT THERE, as they say. Seems like we went from warm sunny evenings to cold and dark just like that. Even had our first snow on Monday. But that doesn't stop the PR Fitness club. As we're fond of saying, there's no such thing as bad weather, just insufficient gear. …

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A Shot in the Dark

Quick, what is this? Hint: I took it during last week's photography class. We were studying the effect of different aperture sizes. I've taken lots of photos since I began this blog - races I've run, towns I've visited on my long bike trips, and Aikido classes at the dojo. I also take pictures when …

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