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Boulder Running Company Group Run

January 2, 2010

The other day when I was at the Boulder Running Company by my office, I saw that they were starting runs from the store on Saturday mornings. Well it was just the other day that I was reflecting on missing my Columbus running group, so I headed out the door shortly after 7 this morning [...]

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Nice end to the year

December 31, 2009

Finished out my last run of 2009 with new orthotics, new shoes and new tights. I did a short run just to get out there, and I did stop my watch to walk over icy patches. The local 3 mile loop around the neighbourhood (that includes a couple nice hills): 21:06. Nice!
I also [...]

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California International Marathon Race Report

December 7, 2009

After dozens of these race reports, this one is truly special. This wasn’t about my training, my nutrition, my pace, my experience. This was different.
On Dec 5, 2009, I ran the California International Marathon with my Mom, who chose to celebrate turning 60 with taking the marathon challenge!
My Mom has run several half marathons: [...]

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Get a backbone already!

December 2, 2009

I have suffered from headaches, neck pain and occasional back pain for quite awhile: notably, I often end up with neck stiffness after running. Over the past 6 months or so, the headaches and neckpain have gotten worse. I’d resolved to go see a chiropractor, and then last week at the Turkey Trot, they were [...]

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Running on the Beach

October 22, 2009

This past week, I was at Club Med Ixtapa Pacifico for a conference. While we were kept very busy for much of the time, I did manage to get in a few runs on the beautiful beach.
On Monday, I set out around 1pm for a barefoot run. While I don’t wear my Newtons often, I [...]

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Derby Photos

October 1, 2009

I have a draft blog post all queued up, but in the meantime, here are some photos from my first bout with the Green Barrettes. Obviously, I’m in the green

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A Belated Boston Marathon Race Report

September 12, 2009

This race report is a long time in coming: I completed the Boston marathon 5 months ago, and have run 3 marathons since then! But I felt guilty not having a race report to refer to, so here goes.
I generally enjoy writing race reports: why was this different? Boston was different this year: and [...]

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American Discovery Trail Marathon Race Report

September 11, 2009

I didn’t plan to run a marathon this September, it just happened.
Indeed, through June and July, I thought I was over this running stuff. Yes, the excitement of Pikes Peak got my interest in running sparked up again, but I logged a mere 60 miles in August, including the marathon!
But when my old [...]

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Peer Pressure

September 6, 2009

Three days ago, Chuck “Marathonjunkie” Engle emailed me to say he was coming into town this weekend to run the American Distance Trail marathon just outside Colorado Springs. I didn’t have any big plans for the long weekend, so I didn’t even hesitate, and signed up.
One of the volunteers at Pikes Peak had told me [...]

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Running errands

August 29, 2009

When I was in college, I used to rollerblade errands. I’d throw shoes in a backpack and head off to whereever I needed to go. When I started running, most of my trips to the local ATM were incorporated into a run.
I have a compulsion to be always productive, so rollerblading for the [...]

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