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A running and training blog by Andrea Hill (formerly runlikeagrrl on livejournal)
Yes, more experimental footwear!
I’m always interested in the science of performance, so when I saw the distinct-looking Newton shoes at the Boston expo, I decided to stop by.
I had heard of Newton before (perhaps because they’re based in Boulder), but didn’t know much about them. The shoes are light (7.4 oz, compared to [...]
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Last week when she was in town, my Mom and I had some good mother-daughter time shoe-shopping.. for running shoes! We headed over to the Boulder Running Company, where they video-tape you running on a treadmill to assess the type of shoes you need. She got regular running shoes, and I took the opportunity to [...]
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I’m such a gear geek and brand advocate.. I’m in Denver and decided to pay a visit to the REI flagship store. Lately with my friends getting excited about trail and ultra running, there has been plenty of talk about trail shoes and gear. I used to have trail shoes a few years back, and [...]
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Happy day for a runner! Originally uploaded by afhill
Great mail day! Now I just need to get different shoelaces so I can tell them apart..
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Today I met Meredith and Dave for our last midweek “Long” run before Boston. It was gorgeous out, Meredith and I both wore tanks and shorts. We had 7 miles on the schedule, and Dave had a 90 min run (he’s in training for his first half Ironman). Our standard route is [...]
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Earlier this week, I finally broke down and ordered yaktrax. On Wednesday I received a UPS delivery notice, and I was walking out the door to run last night when I saw that familiar brown truck.
Good timing, for we’re dealing with some great weather conditions here: Tonight…Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Snow may be [...]
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I was emailing with my friend Andy today, and he asked how many marathons I’d run. I broke it out by year:
2004: 1
2005: 5
2006: 6 (+ 1 ultra)
His response was that I was set to run 11 this year.. or 12. I responded with “or 7″. Whoa guess that makes both of us big dorks, [...]
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today was GORGEOUS! So much so that I skipped out on my plan to hit the gym and went to target and bought some cheap running clothes so I could run outside instead. Tried out the new shoes I bought.. which may not have been a good thing. Granted, my knee is bruised (I think [...]
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