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This morning I was so looking forward to finally getting back out on the trail for a run! I have been sick for a week but started feeling better this morning. As I entered the forest I witnessed a tree falling and landing across the path in front of me, not 50 feet away. It…
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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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“Nothing in the real world is as beautiful as the illusions of a person about to lose consciousness.” – Haruki Murakami from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, when he compared the first beer he had after his first marathon and the one he longed for during his run.
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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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