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So, in place of running today, I wound up walking instead. You see, I was feeling a little stressed out and thought I’d do something outrageous and run 14 miles versus the original 8 I had planned on (by the way, did I mention that the longest run I’ve ever done was 11 miles?). So,Continue reading “Slowing it Down a Bit”

This morning I was supposed to get up at 5am and go for a 7 miler.  Whoops. I actually slept right through my alarm. In the wonderful world of running, things have been pretty decent. A few weeks ago I did something to my hamstring, which then did something to my hip flexor- but itContinue reading “Dragging Myself Out of Bed”

Promising to call friends back…Swearing that you are going to start eating better as soon as you finish cramming the rest of that doughnut in your mouth…Buying all of the fancy footwear in preparation for when you eventually get the courage to go for a run in public… It’s incredible how many of us areContinue reading “Back Into the Swing of Things…”

A few weeks ago, my hamstring had started feeling really tight, and then sure enough- it eventually caught up with me. Now, for the past week or so, I haven’t really been running at all because I wound up doing something to my hamstring, which in turn did something to my hip flexor. Bottom line?Continue reading “Don’t Get Frustrated… Get Healed!”

It’s been a while, but so far my track workouts are improving (I think). Just the other day, the guys were running 5X 1600 meters at 6 minute mile pace. However, I don’t have quite the stamina built up for that yet, so I altered the workout and chose to do 5X800 meters. It wasContinue reading “Workouts Galore”