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Marathon Training Day 524: The kids keep kicking me in the knee
Training for a marathon is a challenge. Tonight I accepted the challenge, officially, by registering for the Eugene marathon. Last December I had to walk a lot in the Seattle marathon because of the...
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Marathon Training Day 601: Should I give up on the Eugene Marathon?
July 27th, 2014 is when the Eugene Marathon happens. That’s just over two months away. I was once excited about running this marathon, which would have been my second marathon. But 2014 has been a year...
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Marathon Training Day: Victory and the 2014 Eugene Marathon
Today I ran nearly five miles. Yes… I ran five miles, walked two miles… and felt pretty good. I cannot run the full marathon on July 27th in Eugene. That is a fact I have reluctantly accepted. But the...
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Marathon Training Day 687: I missed the 2014 Eugene Marathon
Failure sucks. So, the Wednesday before the Eugene Marathon… I had a stomach issue. It was possibly food poisoning, I’m not sure. What I can tell you is that I lost four pounds in two days… and within...
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Marathon Training Day 722: I Turn Forty Next Year
My marathon training has become completely derailed this year. Not all of it is my fault. In fact, most of it is not my fault. Currently I am physically healthy. But after a really disappointing year...
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Marathon Training Day 490: Recovering from a Foot Injury and the 2014 Eugene...
Yesterday I tested out my injured foot for the first time since the Seattle Marathon (2013). Today that injured foot does not seem to be sore… so that’s a good sign!! The Seattle Marathon was my first...
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Marathon Training Day??
Today I ran 1.36 miles. While that is not initially impressive, it is farther than I have run in several months. It is also the first time I have run since the spring of 2015. I have had a buffet of...
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