Quiet Time for me
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I’m going to be taking a bit of quiet time. I’m off my full time work for
almost 2 weeks, and I’m in the process of moving house and getting the flat
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Day 266 - make mine a ninety nine - Nothing spectacular about today's run, just the Otley five but today marks the start of the countdown to August 31 and the fact today we are into double fi...58 minutes ago
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The Plan Is Set - The forecast for Saturday and Sunday look similar. It's always going to be a bit of a gamble but because it's bloody freezing today I'm thinking it can't g...6 hours ago
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London Marathon pleasure and study horror (in that order) - As the title suggests, and as the London Marathon was over a month ago, I am in the depths of study hell. Should I be posting on my blog the day before my ...
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Weather Forecast for Munster...Fri 24th to Sun 26th May 2013 - Weather Forecast for Munster...Fri 24th to Sun 26th May 2013.......Mixed bag. Bright but unsettled. Friday....Remaining cloudy with bright spells. Strong br...
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An ultrarunner on wheels: The truth about why I'm on the bike - I was going to title this "It's Not About the Bike," but I think that title has been taken. It's true though: it's not about the bike. I am an ultrarunner...15 hours ago
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A look at aerotesting with ERO Sports and the Alphamantis System - Upon the conclusion of my Las Vegas trip last month, I took a 40 minute flight over to Long Beach, California (greater LA area) to visit the folks at ERO S...17 hours ago
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TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING - Can you have too much music? I’ve always thought “no”. But I’m starting to have my doubts. My MP3 player “only” contains about 90 albums or so, and they ar...1 day ago
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Long Term Goals - Do you set yourself long-term goals? I do! I think when it comes to running I'm one of the kings of long-term goals. :) So what is considered "long-term"...
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Revisiting Iona..... - Before the storm - wild camp at Loch na Keal, Isle of Mull After the worst wild camp we'd ever experienced at Loch na Keal on the Isle of Mull we decided i...
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The Price To Pay - I was never under any illusions that I could just get away with running an unplanned 2:56 marathon without repercussions, but I did not expect payback to h...2 days ago
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It’s Not About The Distance - ‘So You Want To Run Ultras’ will be written by me and published by Crowood Press next year. We were both adamant that what we didn’t want to do was churn...2 days ago
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Fdip304: Cinco Loco Boston - We wish you could have been here. The Cinco Loco was a never to be duplicared in the history of the universe event; a run with a unique group of good peo...2 days ago
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5 to 9 thinking - This is not the normal fodder for this blog, but I like this guy and his attitude. Read more from him here.
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Soaring Through the Silver State 50-Miler - Last Saturday, 300 brave warriors stood together at the foothills of Rancho San Rafael Park near Reno, NV, shaking off the high desert morning chill. All e...
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Exit Post - Thanks for reading this blog. I hope to return some time in the future, probably with a different format ("Ask the Coach" intrigues me), but I have to take...3 days ago
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Recovery and last push. - Nothing major and unusual for the week. I recovered much faster from a 50k with 7,300 feet of gain than from rather flattish 100k - by the 3 I was totally ...
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Hotels in Karol Bagh - *Hotels in Karol Bagh* *http://tourtraveltourism.com/india/hotels-delhi/hotels-in-karol-bagh.html* If you are searching for *Hotels in Karol Bagh* Delhi t...4 days ago
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May 13 - 19 - 5/13/13 *Mon - off.* Launch of *BUFF Signature Collection* in Barcelona. After another nearly sleepless night, I went for a stroll down *Las Ramblas* in th...
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Marathon Training Week 6 of 10 - Week 6 of my marathon programme only has one key workout - *3 x 4 miles at MP with 3 mile recoveries*. This is the key workout of the whole programme. Nai...
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seasonal weather ... very strange - I've been running on three consecutive days for a few weeks now and everything is still progressing well. Recently progressed from alternating running and w...5 days ago
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GUCR - 4 days to go - So I have been putting this out of my mind for two reasons: 1 - That's the way I normally do things like this. Pretend they are not going to happen and t...5 days ago
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WHAT RUNNERS WANT TO KNOW - You can probably tell that I like books, especially when I’m trying to learn something new. I have a ton of books on running and I love following the Minne...
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Kinnoull Hill race, May 16 - Another bumper turnout of Harriers at the latest Championship race. It looks like this year is going to go down as a record for the numbers of club membe...1 week ago
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Ultra Brecon 40 - *'Might Contain Nuts' Ultra Brecon 40 Race: 40 miles (8000ft) 9h 35m* ** I was looking forward to this race: there were no niggles and I've done enough of t...
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Done! - I did it! I passed my oral defense and am now Dr. Barnes! Following is my academy award winning speech: Eric was my rock during this whole journey. He's be...1 week ago
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A minimalism/barefoot fad and inconsequential footstrikes? - *Minimalism as a fad and inconsequential footstrikes?* Two articles of interest, both connected to the barefoot running/minimalist shoe debate, and I pro...1 week ago
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Race For This City: Dauset Trails - First of all, if you live in Georgia, love the outdoors, and have never been to the Dauset Trails in Jackson, Georgia, you should stop right this second, o...1 week ago
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Four Races Over Four Weekends - Cinderella Trail 50k - I intended to race the past three weekends (Diablo Challenge 50k, Big Sur Marathon and Miwok 100k) since I find that really helps to boost endurance for...
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Halstead Marathon Report - You cannot fake it - Today was all about running in the Halstead marathon today. Technically my first 26.2 experience. After torrential rain the night before it was sunsh...
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BMO Vancouver 30.29km - My Smiling Thirty in the Sun - In 2008 I ran my first sub-3 hour marathon ever at my home town race of Vancouver and placed 3rd female - awesome race! In 2009 I went into the race with ...
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Dangling the Carrot - What is the true price of squashed expectations? The approach I take in handling my MS involves having a positive attitude about my prognosis and future, e...3 weeks ago
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New blog platform - Hello, there! It's been awhile! While I am still overcoming my IT Band issues, I still do a ton of hiking and so I've decided to change the focus of my blo...4 weeks ago
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The Marathon Family (training weeks 5-8) - A lot has happened in the running community since my last blog update. The tragic scenes at the Boston marathon of course will be etched on everyone’s mind...
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Getting Old - I turned 37 this past weekend, but other than that things are about the same with me. Some decent days with my health, and some not so decent days. Slowly ...5 weeks ago
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Boston's Finish Line - Evil. It exists in our world, explodes in random places. This year's marathon in Boston was cut short due to evil. I think of all the dreams people were f...5 weeks ago
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VLM13 one week to go - It's been 3 weeks or so since my last 20+ run so I'm pretty well rested but mentally I've found the taper quite hard this time round. Too much time to thin...
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2013 Trail Running Calendar - I thought it was about time to put down my race plans for 2013, I think more for my own benefit so I can start focusing on racing. I've found that since ...
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Wild Turkey – Good - Vicki Wooley has been waiting for this since about 11am on Saturday morning when I was crawling up the hill to the Lone Road checkpoint and had a wee chat ...1 month ago
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Catching up - Been meaning to add to this blog for ages - just looked and see it's over a year since I last posted. So, a few notes to catch up to present date: I joined...1 month ago
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Dodging the Bullet, Actually several Bullets - Race Report on the Lake Martin 50 - You know things are bad when you start getting emails asking if the race will be canceled or just postponed. You also know you have runners entering their ...
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Killilan Loop - *Distance: *34.3 miles (55km)* * *Ascent/Descent: *1160m/1160m * * *Start/Finish: *Killilan, near Kyle of Lochalsh *Terrain: *80% gravel track, 15% feint gra...
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2012 TOTALS - RUNNING = 1554 MILES ; 238 400 FT ; 319 HRS ; 219 RUNS ; 17 RACES CYCLING = 1604 MILES ; 83 700 FT ; 117 HRS ; 43 CYCLES WALKS = 7 ; 20 000 FT ; 27 HRS1 month ago
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2013 Vibram Tarawera Ultra. blog posts - Videos - 2013 Vibram Tarawera Ultra. Official Documentary - Running Crazy - NZ Current Affairs Show, 3rd Degree. TV3 - iRunFar Media Tarawera Ul...
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LEAVE NOTHING! - Taking my turn on the front Leave Nothing…empty the tank out…bring everything you have…monitor all systems…and in the end…you will know that there was no...
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Trimpell 20M - Garmin Track | Results | Photos Being ill almost continuously for 4 months is not the ideal preparation for running a 20-mile road race. Trimpell 20 mile...
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2013 Tar 'N Trail Results - 2013 Tar N Trail 6 Miler Lithia Park Ashland, OR Calm and cloudy, 50 degrees 36:24.0 Lindon Powell M 20 36:52.7 Scott MacIn...
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Slight Change of Plans For Race Day - So, things have changed a bit. I am officially entered into the Prairie Spirit Trail Ultra event, but I will be running the 50 miler, not the 100. This is...2 months ago
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Carb Loading for a half marathon - *CARB Loading for a half marathon?? (Put in the most simple words possible) * Truth is, it isn’t absolutely necessary to carb load for an event this long ...2 months ago
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Genetics of sport- Does Doping change genes? - Genetics of sport- Are we searching in the wrong places? The topic of genetics of endurance sport is a fascinating one. For as long as I’ve been a com...3 months ago
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Plymouth Hoe '10' - Plymouth Hoe '10'... well, I set off from the very back for a quiet jog seeing that I hadn't run so far for 3 months (around 7:30 min. mile pace)... felt ...
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EL MONO LOVES SOLOWHEEL - I started riding Solowheel last year. It is the most amazing vehicle I have ever ridden. It is my new car. I encourage everyone who can afford the $200...
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Running the Borders Abbey Way …. - . The last half of 2012 has seen me suffer badly from tendonitis deep within my knee and my fitness was waning as quickly as my tummy was swelling ;-) b...4 months ago
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new home .... - For anyone looking at this page .... please note that my recently restarted blog can be read at lizzyhawker.wordpress.com I hope you enjoy my words. Tashi...4 months ago
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Looking for some inspiration - Nikki Kimball showing us how it's done Every Sunday night I sit down with my husband and 10 year old daughter to watch a movie. We started “movie” night a ...
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Opportunity meets Challenge - an open letter - I find myself in a very exciting but potentially very difficult situation and it’s complex. A little background first. I have been running long for 23 y...5 months ago
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Looking forward to my lunchtime parkrun freedom run - I love Tuesdays! One of the great benefits of working from home on a Tuesday is that I have time for a lunchtime parkrun freedom run. It may not be the ni...6 months ago
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Week 3 (and part of week 4) Update - This would be all of last week. Sorry for the lateness! It's been tricky finding time to run. I somehow managed to keep it consistent to every other day ...7 months ago
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Animal House - Every runner’s had a weird animal experience, but the cork comes off for this one. Allow me to describe. Fall is harvest time in the Napa Valley and the ro...7 months ago
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Time for a new blog... - *Winter sunset over Fort William after a big day on the Ben * I started this blog on the 21st December 2009 to share my adventures as a mountain instructo...
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Episode 129 - Vegan Running with Colleen Patrick-Goudreau and Jasmin Singer - *Listen to Episode 129 * Join five runners who are also vegan as they discuss all things relating to the topic! Along with your chemical engineer host, ...7 months ago
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Tamarindo, Costa Rica Wedding/Honeymoon/Running - Where to start? First and foremost, I married the man of my dreams In a beautiful place with sand and surf monkeys and crocs beer and nachos sun and rain oh....
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The Ultra Trail Du Mont Blanc 2012 - Kind of!!! - The UTMB is probably seen by most of those who enter it as Ultra Trail/mountain running's World Cup or Olympics. A bit like Ironman Hawaii is to Triathlon ...
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Spartathlon Build Up - Spartathlon StartWith just over a week to go , and feeling ready for it after ring o fire , lots of short races with a PB of 35.37 at Hoylake 10k and a c...8 months ago
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The Inferno Triathlon - Racing into the thin air... - Race reports are something I try to keep to a minimum, but when I come across a race that I consider to be "a little bit special" I think it's worth sharin...
8 months ago -
L100 Training - Ambleside to Threlkeld - A 60 mile journey through the Western Lakes - This was to be my last big days training, and took a bit of planning, and also some good weather would help after the wettest month on record. Starting...
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My Comrades 2012 Race Report - Alan, Ian and I attended the expo on Friday morning just to get our race packs and numbers. The t-shirt is a bright yellow and our race pack included the u...
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Free Your Feet - A wonderful graphic from Xray Technician Schools on the drawbacks of running shoes. From my personal experience, I find this to be very true. [image: Free...11 months ago
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The Ultimate Beginner's Running Guide Giveaway Winners! - Sorry to be so late in announcing the winners of the book giveaway. I've been busy with some personal stuff and find I really don't have time to devote th...1 year ago
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JK Day 3 - Craig a Barns - Day 3 of JK was at Craig a Barns near Dunkeld. I ran M55L which was 5.5k with 285m of climb and 15 controls. Results. WinSplits. RouteGadget. Overall (da...
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Separated at design? - With the whole Peyton Manning/Tim Tebow thing recently, coupled with a drive from Portland to Seattle where I saw a sign for a train station...got me think...
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Syndication of Conversations with the Trail - Dear Friends, I have thoroughly enjoyed writing stories and interviews here at "Conversations with the Trail." A wonderful change is about to take place, ho...1 year ago
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Week ending 25th March - Tue 20th: Did 5x500mts + 3x1km 500mts 1- 1:44 2- 1:38 3- 1:36 4- 1:38 5- 1:41 1kms 1- 3:36 2- 3:36 3- 3:38 Wens 21st: Ran 5 miles easy 42 mins Thurs 22nd:...1 year ago
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Back on the Road…Again. - Yes, again. 3 months ago I wrote a self motivating post, one that outlined my return to running after a 3 month break… cue orchestra and stage lights. Didn...1 year ago
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Ending AJW's Blog - I started this blog as a place for me to write race reports and to reflect on running and racing. For the past four and half years it has been a great plac...1 year ago
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Redirect - Please visit me at http://downeastrunning.wordpress.com. I had trouble posting to this blog so I created one at Wordpress. Of course, now it is letting me...1 year ago
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Hardmoors 55 2011 - Same, but Different... - I'll get straight to the point. Last year I DNF'd the HM55 at the Wainstones because I got lost and was too slow. This year I DNF'd at Kildale (around 40 m...1 year ago
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Fit By Association - ere’s a way to get fit that is actually easy. Just hang around with people inbetter shape than youare! This could be called “Fit by Association.” Sound sil...1 year ago
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In Memory of 9/11 - Last September I made a trip to the Middle East for a very special race. The event was not filled with grueling mountain climbs nor one that traveled pictu...1 year ago
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Hello from Daegu! - I’ve completed the first of my two assaults on the world championships where I came away with a silver medal. It was not the colour of medal I was hoping f...1 year ago
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random ruminations - So, since I’m into my fourth consecutive week’s worth of running, last night I thought it might be fun to take along my Garmin (gps speed+distance+googlema...1 year ago
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Self Transcendence Triathlon - I hesitated for a few precious seconds before slipping beneath the cool blanket of water. Despite being overcast, the visibility was surprisingly clear and...
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Sulphur Springs 50 Mile Race Report - I have been busy the last year. Since my last post in 2010, I have run 2 marathons, 1 30k road race, and a 50k trail ultra. I have gotten more serious abou...1 year ago
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Instruments of South America : Part One - *"Thinking is the best way to travel"* One of my inspirations to go and cycle in South America was music. I imagined rolling into little villages and heari...
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Highland Fling 2011 - This year was a bit different from last year. This year there were other people entering the event who I knew and I had the chance to run with. Karl Wait, ...2 years ago
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Amy Wins, Indeed - In October, my friend Amy was diagnosed with cancer. I saw her just a few days after she got the results of the biopsy, and she had a look of quiet resol...2 years ago
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Movin' on over - Time for a new blog! Follow if you like :) http://joggingstrollerdiaries.wordpress.com2 years ago
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2010 in numbers - Having put my runners away for the last time in 2010 I thought it'd be an apt time to tot up the years figures. More miles run, with more days off.... If t...2 years ago
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Marathon & Beyond 100 Mile Training Article - Very exciting news! I wrote an article a few years back and it will finally be published in the January/February 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond. The artic...2 years ago
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Chugging along - All is relatively quiet here lately as I continue to put in the miles on a 'run as you please' basis with no particular plan or goal in mind at the moment....
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Conversion to Kindle format - An unexpected 12 hour layover in Delhi airport gave me time to learn how to format books for the Kindle. I started with the book in Microsoft Word format. ...2 years ago
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Deer Grove 32.4 Mile Fat Ass - On 11/20, we will be having our CHUGs Deer Grove 32.4 Mile Fat Ass event starting at 8 am. Runners will be running up to 6 loops of 5.4 miles each and logg...2 years ago
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Running Log: Sunday, October 3 2010 - Loch Ness Marathon 26.2 miles in 2:33:02, average pace 5:50/mile Splits: (took some piecing together since my Garmin didn't connect until 1.7 miles into r...2 years ago
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Hello again. - Old injuries feel like no injuries most days, and the miles are flowing like wine. It's a metaphor. And Chinese comment spammer, whomever you are, please ...2 years ago
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The technical side of running a successful Air Force Marathon - After posting the blog about running the AF Marathon, I thought it might be informative for marathoners and marathon hopefuls to hear how I approach an eve...2 years ago
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GR11 Photo Albums - Click thumbnails to view photo galleries GR11 - Getting there GR11 - Day 1 GR11 - Day 2 GR11 - Day 3 GR11 - Day 4 GR11 - Day 5 GR11 - Day 6 GR11 - Day 7 GR...
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Some thanks... - I couldn’t start this brief round-up anywhere else other than to thank JC, my road support for the full six weeks, what a fantastic effort in so many ways ...2 years ago
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50 marathons in 50 states - Laura Skladzinski just became the youngest female to run a marathon in each of the 50 states! Laura was an early running blog friend of mine and it's bee...2 years ago
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Greenwater Lake Run / Norse Peak Wilderness - Nothing like a 12.5 mile Tuesday morning trail run up in the Norse Peak Wilderness near Mt. Rainier to clear ones head. Steve Stoyles and I headed up Hwy...
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Against Time - I was in a pub just over a week ago, off Victoria Street in London, with my mate Andy. Andy is a top bloke and a great athlete currently training for an Ir...3 years ago
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Thanks, and goodbye - After much consideration, I've decided not to update this blog for the foreseeable future. While I appreciate all the (mostly) kind comments and support I'...3 years ago
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Speight's Coast to Coast Race Report: Part 3 - Day 2 - The weather men got it right. At some point in the night the rain came down and the wind blew a hoolley. I didn't sleep well but that had nothing to do w...3 years ago
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New Digs - I'm writing again, though I'm taking it to a new location. They are not letting me link to it, perhaps because its the competition, so I'll spell it out: ...3 years ago
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Getting better - flagyl treats what bacteria allegra d sold over the counter melatonin therapy hoodia gord lisinopril no press tramadol knife online elavil symptom withdraw...3 years ago
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Blog Tag - I was tagged by Alan Geraldi on this topic. Please check my responses below and how this tagging works. "It has been awhile since us Ultraholics and friend...
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Moving my blogging... - I'm not so sure how people are able to keep up with numerous blog and personal web sites, but since I have now moved on to where my focus lies more in tria...3 years ago
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2009 Western Status Endurance Run - 2009 Western States Endurance Run 11 ½ hours to Foresthill. Then another 11 ½ hours to Auburn. That’s the short version of my race report. I have troub...
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what will runners see on the trail this year at States??? - well, the big dance is almost here. the big guns are primed and ready. it will be a fun track meet to watch. i've been on the western states 100 course a f...
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Facebook, si. - Sorry Faithful blog-readers but I just can't seem to do both Facebook and the blog. I may post stuff here occasionally, but mostly on FB. I like it because...4 years ago
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Miwok 100K race report - challenging conditions for a first 100K - I had been looking forward to this day for a long time. Sometime last year I decided that I really wanted to run the Miwok 100K race up in the Marin Headla...4 years ago
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GSR 2008 - Near perfect conditions and ran 1.36,35 which was a couple of minutes faster than I thought I could go. In fact a PB by almost 3 minutes! It was good start...4 years ago
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Comrades 2008 Results - Leonid did it again. Check out Science of Sport for a full race report, but here are the first 5 men and woman: Men Leonid Shvetsov - 5:24:49 Jaroslaw Jani...4 years ago
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Some Miles - I did 10k at 5:03 min/k on Friday which felt terrible. I was having a cold the entire week and maybe it was a few days too early for a run. I went out on a...5 years ago
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The Last Post - Photos first and then a looooong discourse (which is worth reading I might add. Click here to open the portfolio from Arthur. Click here to open the portf...5 years ago
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