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An ongoing fascination.
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One thing I forgot to add to my list of things that I learned from running my first half-marathon. Smile! Smiling got me through some of the harder parts. This was an out-and-back run on the Springwater Trail in Boring/Gresham, Oregon. As I was running toward the turnaround point the faster runners were passing me…
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Yesterday was the day! I completed my very first half marathon race. It was a rough road, but did it. I learned a few things along the way. Just do it. Nike has made this phrase a cliche, but it is actually a really great life lesson. As I was looking at my training plan…
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This has been a rough weekend for me, physically and mentally. I have been sidelined from my running with a stupid injury and I’m only a week into my training. I was doing so well, too. I did my two speed runs as well as a 2 mile recovery run. My speed has been improving,…
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So I thought I would blog about my adventures in training for my first half marathon. Mostly because I like to think things through via the written word and my blog has served as a really cool diary over the years. It will be really great to look back on this time later in the…
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I impulsively signed up for a half marathon yesterday evening. I had no idea I was going to do this when I woke up yesterday. But when I got home from work I saw that my husband was doing research on local marathons and I noticed that the registration page was up for the Boring…
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