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WOULDN'T IT BE SO MUCH BETTER IF WE ONLY HAD ONE BIG EAR IN THE MIDDLE OF OUR HEAD?? - As I’ve said before I have an “iffy” ear (the left). It just doesn’t function as well as the right. There are a lot of sounds at either end of the spectrum...
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Wk8 – Spin Fit, Easy run & Otrivine kickback - Tuesday night was Helen’s first day back at spin fit since July last year. We used to go to a double spin fit class which Helen took on Tuesday nights, but...3 hours ago
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Update on Ballycotton '10' entries... - Over 3,500 race packages were posted on Tuesday so all entrants should have them by the end of this week. The organisers want to offer a special word of than...
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Bontrager ANT+ Bike Speed/Cadence Sensor that requires no zipties or tools! - [image: IMG_3817] It’s funny when you think about it, as much innovation that goes on in cycling computers – there’s been fundamentally very little innov...
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Top 10 Mistakes to Avoid in a 100 Mile Race - Part 1 - After my own mistakes (and a little bad luck) in my last 100-miler, I thought it might be useful to lay out a few of the mistakes that are commonly seen...
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Vibram Tarawera Ultra Marathon 2012 - most people – “Are you running Tarawera this year?” some people – “When are you going to run Tarawera?” a few people – “You can stay at our place to make i...10 hours ago
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That Was Hard - Oooh er. That is, it was hard work running over Dundry on the lunch run. We ran anti-clockwise today - the harder direction in my opinion - and the wind ...16 hours ago
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Distinct lack of snow in the Cairngorms - A very brown looking Cairngorm The Northern Corries were looking very spring like after yesterdays thaw as we made our way back into Coire an t-Sneachda f...
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Recap on Recent Races - I Have now raced 4 times in 2012, having made a concious decision to try to fit more events in to the year. I certainly want to race more of the short IMRA...
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Hill extensions, hill accelerations - When you get a training schedule, it's easy to pick out the essential workouts, the ones meant to help you trim minutes (or hours) from your race times. A ...
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Mmm, Pancakes - for me, that is, courtesy of Niamh. For you, more photos from Donadea, courtesy of Paul Daly. I felt surprisingly sprightly on Sunday, so I di...
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a couple of short long runs - Yesterday afternoon and this morning. Two long runs. Fartlek then steady. OK so they weren't very long by our standards but I returned home totally unscat...20 hours ago
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a bloom a day... February 21st - Primroses have been flowering for at least a month now... and there are hundreds across the wide expanse of garden and wood. This little group is in a sp...
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Pure Fit Nutrition Bars Review + Newest Giveaway Listings - Add me to the list of lucky bloggers who received a sample of PureFit Nutrition Bars to test out and review! Each of the 5 flavours they sent me have roug...
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Milk – The Forgotten Ultimate Recovery Drink? - Wednesday Feb 15th BBC1 Britain’s Favourite Supermarket Foods www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01c89y8 Did you see it? Among the ‘Am I Addicted to Chocolate’ a...1 day ago
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Struggling - Up the ghyll I've been struggling this week. Snow that shrouded our hills last weekend quickly disappeared during a rapid thaw, but then it froze again ...
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Breathe - While running Saturday I realized I have read nothing in a long time about breathing while running. Back in the 80's I read an article, probably in *Runner...1 day ago
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Still sick and NOT running - So, on Friday afternoon, I confidently posted that is would be back on track on the weekend, ready to run a trail race on Sunday. It wasn't to be ... I ...1 day ago
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Scottish National Cross Country - Results | Photos | Route *Perth, North Inch* 2004 - 0:42:03 (166th) *Irvine Beach Park, Magnum Centre* 2005 - 0:49:39 (129th) *Falkirk Callendar Park* 2006 ...
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MILESTONES - Yesterday I was planning on 12-14 miles for my "long" run. I ended up getting in 16, which gave me 70 for the week. Even though I had a 5K schedule for t...2 days ago
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Waiting for news - Been a quite couple of weeks on the racing front , but some good quality sessions and a few days of skiing have kept the legs going . A fairly tough crash...
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Week Summary: Feb 13 - 19 - 2-13-2012 *Mon-AM: 1:28, 2800' ~ Green Mt.* Up ASG and down 3rd Access. Microspikes felt somewhat inadequate after yesterday's monster grip from the KTS Cra...
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You can't take a runner out of an ultrarunner! - More possible names for this post: Holly cow! Don't write me off your radar yet. Training is overrated. I have one pace, and I am sticking to it. And I don'...
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National cross-country championships, Falkirk, 18 Feb - A smaller-than-planned contingent of Harriers made their way to Falkirk on Saturday for the national cross-country championships. These championships ar...3 days ago
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Scottish Nationals XC Championships - Falkirk - Results | GPS data | Photos | Photos As tough as expected. 12k of undulating hills, thick mud and a strong field made for a lung busting afternoon race aro...3 days ago
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Cornell Pipeline - We all know what kind of runner Max King developed into after graduating from Cornell, but did you know about former AHS standout and RVR employee Aria ...
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The Gods Must (Not) Be Crazy - The ancient Greeks got a couple things right—they may not have nailed the economic thing, but they were certainly foretelling when it came to matters of he...4 days ago
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Summer then Winter, Summer then Winter. - After his experiment of living alone in the woods for a year, Thoreau discovered that by living a life of voluntary simplicity he could meet all his expens...4 days ago
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Looking For More Races In 2012? - For anyone who is looking to add a race or two to your schedule for 2012 here are a couple that I highly recommend: First, coming up next month is the Chuc...5 days ago
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100 Miles - It’s a long time since I ran 100 miles. In fact it was January 2008 when I last completed 100 miles in a single push and the fact that I have not managed t...
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Long Live The Cotton T-Shirt! - After reading *this post* by *Molly from I’m a SleeperBaker*, I had to write something about my cotton t-shirts. I definitely prefer cotton shirts above ...
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Ready Set Go! - As the title of the post suggests things have taken a huge leap forward during the past two weeks on the running front. Following my latest visit to the phys...6 days ago
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Doping in cycling: Science, the law, and PR, and insights on Pistorius - *The complexity of science vs law vs PR: Implications for anti-doping and Oscar Pistorius* I've finally emerged from the "bubbles" that were the trip up K...6 days ago
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2012 Trail Running calendar - As promised, a race calendar for 2012. For obvious reasons associated with running, they're not set in stone but I'm hoping I can hit all the races below....6 days ago
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Chuckanut 50km - spots still available! - I am super excited for my first real race of the year which will be Chuckanut 50km in Bellingham, WA on March 17th. I've got the Frozen Ass 50km in Calgar...
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Black Sox - I ran the other dayfor 10 k. When I got home, I looked down while undressing, getting into the shower and realized that in my hurried state to get out of th...1 week ago
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Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon - Yesterday I ran race number two in my PCUK sponsorship series - the Portsmouth Coastal Half Marathon. Conditions were near perfect - clear and still (very ...
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Minimum training but breaking PB's - Last week I just finished devising a 20 week Ironman programme which starts in May and runs until the Ironman itself in September. I've made it as suitable...1 week ago
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Zach Bitter: Interview - Zach Bitter Age: 26 Ht/wt: 5’9”, 145lbs Current location: Marinette, WI Sponsors: TeamRWB, Aurora Bay Care Sports Medicine, FuelBelt, SportMulti/Fee...
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A Love for Kansas City Beer and Chocolate - Kansas City had an extravaganza a couple of weeks ago. The Boulevard Chocolate Ale craze. It's a collaboration with one of the best beer makers in the countr...
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Clyde SoSOL - Windy Hill - Clydeside Orienteers organised today's South of Scotland Orienteering League event at Windy Hill in Clyde Muirshiel Regional Park. I ran the Brown cours...
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Lance Armstong Announces 2012 Ironman Ambitions - This week, Seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong announced his ambitions to race the Ironman World Championships in October, 2012, and his pl...1 week ago
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After a week off, another comeback PB! - Unable to run at parkrun last week and only one training run in the last week didn't bode well for today's parkrun. The freezing temperatures and the multi...1 week ago
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Reflections - I always thought it was simple. When a child gets engaged, there is a celebration, a wedding is planned, a family is started. The parents? Well, the parent...1 week ago
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Girl Scouts Practicing Communism - My daughter, Macy, set out to be the number one salesman in her Girl Scout Troop in cookie sales. That is how she rolls….sets goals…then does not let absol...1 week ago
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Training and Dating - In 2009, I was right of college and thoroughly enjoying the D.C. happy hour/dating scene while I was training to qualify for Boston. I would, unfortunately...1 week ago
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Experiencing Euphoria - Yea, its about running, so if you’re eye-rolling already and wondering why this is all I concern myself with, just stop reading now and go read the 750 sto...1 week ago
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Live Chat software - Live Chat software Live Chat software Live chat software for business. Intelligent customer engagement, real-time website monitoring and live help/live sup...2 weeks ago
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Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run Experiment - Feet after 50 miles in Lunas.It has been over 3 weeks since I ran the Avalon Benefit 50 Mile Run...and I am now finally getting a moment to take some time ...
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Fdip285: The Problem with Treadmilling - Treadmilling is not a bad thing. But I think everyone listening to me understands that given the choice between running in place for an hour within your h...2 weeks ago
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Newton Motion Stability Performance Trainer Review - I've been running in Newton Motion Stability Trainers for a couple of years now, and I have loved them. Versus my prior "traditional" stability shoes (Br...
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Heat v Humidty (or how to lose 5kgs in 2 hours!) - Two recent training runs have inspired this post, as I have run out of water after 21kms of running on each occasion. For one I only had another 5kms to ...
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Monday 30-1-12 - Speed session tonight : 3 miles warm up. 10x200 mts at 4:40 pace . 2 lap recovery . 1 mile at 5:42 pace followed by warm down Good session , felt great3 weeks ago
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By the canal again - It would seem that the 45 miler a couple of weeks ago really took it out of me. Must get fitter before trying to run so much! I went to the Northampton to ...3 weeks ago
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RIP Steely Dan, my best furry friend - (June 23, 2005- January 25, 2012) Steely was diagnosed with an aggressive type of lymphoma on November 1, 2011. He was 6 years old. I was devastated. We...
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Missing From Blog World... - I don't know...should I continue to update? Should I continue to blog? Should I continue to run? I don't know...3 weeks ago
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Race - The past few weeks have seen a small glimmer of hope on the running front. Here's a glimpse of the log on Daily Mile: I'm digging the consistency, and more ...
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A belated Happy New Year and update - All my posts seem to start out by saying "it's been so long since I posted last...blah blah" so I won't start this one like that...although the sentiment i...
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The Art O’Neil Ultra-race……what a way to spend a weekend. - Art O’Neill was an Irish bandit who was arrested and held at Dublin castle, later escaping at midnight one cold January night back in 1592, his Ultra race ...5 weeks ago
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Fats (But were afraid to ask!) - It's great to hear more and more people embracing the many nutritional concepts I've discussed over the past year in my blog. Nobody seems to dispute that...
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The Southern Muster - Sky Run - I'll admit the title of this race sounded alluring - sky run made me think of flying through the mountains like Killian Jornet. The race was in the mountai...
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US Olympic Marathon Trials - Quite happy to see the coverage on NBC of the marathon trials. Very good that I re-learned how to program our vcr. Good motivaion for tomorrow's long run.5 weeks ago
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Crossfit endurance, Tabata sprints, and why people just don’t get it - *Crossfit endurance, Tabata sprints, and why people just don’t get it* Not terribly long ago, I stopped dating a girl because she did crossfit. Okay, it...
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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 month 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 month ago
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The Church of Sport - *Something I wrote a few moons back...enjoy. g.* *THE CHURCH OF SPORT* Someone I highly trust offered me some sage advice years ago. “Never talk about pol...1 month 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...2 months ago
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Bluff Creek Trail - This time of year, when things begin to freeze, I often think back to the start of my "running addiction." After I signed up for this particular race, Th...
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Glen Isla, Kilbo and Jocks Road - *Distance: *42.8 miles (69km)* Ascent/Descent: *1970m/1720m *Start/Finish: *Blairgowrie to Braemar *Terrain: *45% road, 35% trail, 20% forest path *Transpor...
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Did you see the back on that pig? Yeah, but check out the thighs on that chicken… Illegal substances and other food hazards in the China food system - *Steroid loading?*I just ate a chicken salad at a local café down the street from my apartment here in Hong Kong. Now I’m wondering if I’m going to test p...
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Hardmoors 60 Ultra Marathon - My main reason for entering this event was to gain enough "points" to enter the UTMB (Ultra Tour de Mont Blanc). However I discovered that the Hardmoors e...
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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...5 months 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...5 months 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...5 months 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...5 months 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...5 months 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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2011 Thus Far - Life's been very busy since last December. I spent much of my free time in early spring starting several new gardens in the yard. Then I organized this yea...7 months ago
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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...8 months 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, ...9 months 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...1 year ago
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Movin' on over - Time for a new blog! Follow if you like :) http://joggingstrollerdiaries.wordpress.com1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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. ...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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 ...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year ago
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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 ...1 year 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...1 year 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...1 year 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'...1 year 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...2 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: ...2 years ago
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UTMB - DNF.... - So, what was the story of my UTMB race 2009? Well, the bottom line is that I DNF’d (Did Not Finish). Not only that, I DNF’d after no more than 20 of the 10...
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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...2 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...2 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...2 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...2 years ago
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I ran out. - I gave up on running. Slowly, but surely. It started with the pain after the Boulder Boulder, and went downhill from there. The good news is I have picked...3 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...3 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...3 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...4 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...4 years ago
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