Great run

Last night’s run was fabulous! It was a long run, but my pace was great. It’s interesting, because I definitely notice that as the temperature drops, my body immediately reacts to it. I get faster without really knowing it. I ran hard yesterday, but it was a good hard. That [...]

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Animal sightings for the week

I’ve decided to start a tally of the number of animals I see (alive ones.  I think dead ones would be a little much, don’t you think?) during my runs in a week.  Okay, I know it is cheesy, but I just think it is cool to happen to cross paths with a deer or [...]

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Not every run is a great one

I have to keep reminding myself that not every run is going to be a good one.  Whether it is the weather or I have low energy or am just slow that day, I have to remember that that’s only one training day.  And that the next day will be better.  It can be hard [...]

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The 3 H’s–haze, heat, and humidity

I think just about every runner is suffering through the 3 H’s of haze, heat, and humidity.   It’s certainly made a difference for me.  The bad thing is that my running pace is slower and I’m completely drenched in sweat by the time I get home.  Then one of my dogs really likes sweat and [...]

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New merchandise

I mentioned the new Garmin Forerunner 405 a few posts ago.  Well, I was finally able to purchase one on Monday.  The local running store ran out of them literally a few hours before I arrived.  Luckily, one of the other sporting goods stores in town had afew left, so I was able to snag [...]

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Changing habits

Yesterday, I joined Runner’s World North/South running challenge for the month of June.  It looked fun and figured it would help keep me motivated to run, especially since the temperatures are increasing quickly.  Factor in humidity, and it REALLY feels hot.  Today, I made myself get up early to run.  It was a nice run [...]

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