Runner’s Feet

July 31, 2009

I have a confession to make. There is a pile of sandals in my closet that is going unworn. My feet have only seen the light of day in sandals once so far this summer. Normally, I am a lover of bare feet and cutesy sandals. Since I started logging more miles, however, being a [...]

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Race?

July 26, 2009

The race schedule on the right says I was supposed to run a 10k this weekend. A last minute tournament came up for my daughter, but I was hopeful all week that I could still make the race. The tournament was actually closer to the race course than my house and the race started at [...]

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A Runner Again

July 19, 2009

A month ago, my running was in the toilet. After adding biking and swimming to my training, I felt completely sapped of energy and enthusiasm every time I headed out for a run. Just 6 weeks after running a marathon, I couldn’t even run 5 miles without walking. I was starting to worry that I [...]

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Get Lost

July 16, 2009

I’m back from our family vacation to Vancouver and Whistler, BC. One of the things that I enjoyed most in Vancouver was the two runs that I did in Stanley Park. There is a wonderful bike and running path all the way around this urban park. It borders the ocean for most of the 10k [...]

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Fit for Fun

July 5, 2009

Just like other athletes, I like to talk about this or that race. Races help give focus and motivation for training. They are the extra little push out of the bed when the weather is nasty. They are the end date of the training schedule to count back from to plan workouts. They are a [...]

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Rochester Olympic Triathlon Report

June 28, 2009

I’ve been sitting here for a few minutes, trying to put a label on my Rochester Olympic Triathlon experience today. Sometimes we do things that are obviously good, fun, or successful. Sometimes we fail, have a hard day, or know we could do better. Well, I can’t quite boil Rochester down to just “good” or [...]

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Hair!

June 24, 2009

I had been running for a few years before I decided to run a marathon. How did I go from running 15 miles a week to training for a marathon? I decided that I was getting old. I turned 40 in the summer 2007 and decided that if I ever wanted to run a marathon, [...]

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Buckets

June 16, 2009

Until I started marathon training in the Fall of 2007, I had never run with anyone else. I was lucky that my husband met Jenny through a run club and introduced us. She ran a few long runs with me during that training cycle for Fargo 2008. I remember that I was struggling with the [...]

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Wetsuit Try Out

June 14, 2009

I tried out my new wetsuit on Friday. The weather was overcast but warm enough outside to go for an open water swim. I met a friend at Little Long Lake which is about 20 minutes from me. Only little fishing boats are allowed on this small lake and the water is very clean. If [...]

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Working Out the Kinks

June 11, 2009

My triathlon last weekend pointed out some things I need to work on. My number one problem during the race was my wetsuit. As I complained about at length, I couldn’t get the wetsuit off over my calves. The wetsuit that I rented was a couple years old and had reinforced knees. This area wasn’t [...]

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