Last month at my favorite writers retreat, I was talking with a friend about my running, and that I'd just run my first 50-miler (hey, she asked). She shook her head. "How did you ever do something like that?" she wondered. I told her about my "year of being 50" activities and the stuff I'd …
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Improving by “Halves”: Lessons Learned from Dexter-Ann Arbor 2013
ASK ME TO DESCRIBE MY OUTLOOK ON LIFE IN ONE WORD, and I would answer, "Improvement". New and/or better stuff is fascinating to me, and helping improve things is what I do for a living. Improving myself is certainly part of that. Something didn't go well? Sure, I get bummed out. But next time will …
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“Half” Measures
As a competitive runner, there are two main factors I consider when planning a race: speed and endurance. Which one takes precedence depends on the distance. When I run a 5K race (3.1 miles), I don't worry if I will finish, only how fast. I set a target pace for the first mile, then go all …
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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