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Training log – final long run

by Mike on 12/20/2009

in Left Foot, Right Foot, Repeat, Perpetual Beta : Release

Training log – final long run Originally uploaded by MikeWas I’ve now completed my last long run before tapering for the Disney Marathon on Jan. 10. Today was a 20-miler in 3:57. For the first time, I think I’m ready.

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Eighteen. Uh-oh.

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by Mike on 12/13/2009

in Left Foot, Right Foot, Repeat, Perpetual Beta : Release

Eighteen miles, in a car, is not far at all. It’s a brief excursion; a side trip; a short jaunt. On two feet, eighteen miles is brutal. Thirteen? Doable. Fifteen? Challenging, but still enjoyable. Eighteen miles is pain – a totally different beast from the slightly shorter distances. I’ve tried it twice now, once by [...]

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Achievement Unlocked: Longest Run Ever

by Mike on 12/31/2008

in Left Foot, Right Foot, Repeat

Back At It A Good Start and a Frustrating Stop After a seemingly strong start, and then a bit of a setback, I’ve been pounding pavement again. July and August were a bit frustrating, but on Labor Day I was able to run the Nike+ 10K (on a treadmill, on vacation, but I did it.) [...]

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Three Plus Four

by Mike on 7/7/2008

in Left Foot, Right Foot, Repeat

If you’ve been waiting with bated breath for my next running report, you’ve probably been sadly disappointed. Then again, if you cared that much about it, then odds are you’re already one of the people who knows I’ve been nursing a leg injury these last several weeks. Warming up for my last race, on May [...]

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