Recovery Time, and a Prayer for Boston

IT WAS RECOVERY DAY at PR Fitness tonight. The 6:30 p.m. run went on as scheduled, and included some marathoners back from Boston, and myself, running for the first time since the Martian half marathon on Saturday. We all ran slowly - a few of the more sore chose to walk - and we got …

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A Sad Day, but Unbroken Spirit

First, the good news. All the PR Fitness runners who ran the Boston Marathon today are okay. The Facebook page was updated throughout the day as people checked in, and the latest post reported that everyone is accounted for and safe. I'm grateful that my friends are okay and very sad that so many people …

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Off to Mars

THERE'S A LITTLE RACE OUT EAST on Monday. It's called the Boston Marathon, and I hear tell it's very popular. A fair number of PR Fitness runners will be there, and we're all rooting for them to rock it out. I won't be there; my hand-lettered invitation and personalized racing bib must have gotten lost …

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I’ve Got a Little List

Recently Kris at gorunagain.com invited several bloggers, yours truly included, to give him some tips for runners just starting out. His post has eight tips ranging from using a goal race as motivation, to planning for pit stops, and even (gasp!) running without music. It's a good list that goes beyond the usual "see your …

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