Category: running
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In to Unknown Milage Territory
Today I did a 14+ mile run with the Indy Runners group. That was hard! Last week, I felt like I wasn’t able to drink as much as I wanted to. I was limited to just the various water stops on the Monon, and the two that the Indy Runners put up. So, I bought…
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First Full Month of Marathon Training
Today marks the end of my first full month of marathon training, and I’m finishing it off feeling pretty good. I’ve finished this last week of July with an even 30 miles, my first ever. And I’ve run 111 miles in the month, the first time I’ve gone over 100. I guess it says alot…
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Firecracker 6 Race Report
On Monday, July 4, Independence Day, I ran the Firecracker 6 in downtown Indianapolis. It was the second year for the race, and my second time running in. When I arrived at the Indy City Market there was a light drizzle, though the forecast wasn’t really calling for rain. I got my bib and goodie…
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Marathon Training Underway with the Indy Runners
I’m exceptionally bad about forgetting to update this little blog. But, I’ve now completed two runs with the Indy Runners group. They have a semi-informal fall race prep program that consists of weekly recommended miles to run on Saturday mornings with the group. We’ve just done 6 miles each time so far, and there has…
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New Gadget – Garmin Forerunner 305
About a week and a half ago, I guess a week or so before the Carmel Half Marathon, I purchased a Garmin Forerunner 305. I have been using my iPhone and RunKeeper for about two years now and have just gotten tired of running with the big iPhone on my arm. So much so that…
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Carmel Half Marathon Race Report
Today was the Carmel Half Marathon and I finished in 2:12 watch time. There was some walking after mile 9 because my hip felt like it was tightening up again. Just wasn’t feeling 100% after having a cold this week, and my training after the Mini didn’t go well. Just that one 9.something mile run…
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I think I’ll make the Carmel Half Marathon after all!
I really didn’t recover good after the Mini three weeks ago. My legs were tired, then I started having some stomach pains, and hip pains, and I really wasn’t running that much. But I went out on Saturday to the Monon Greenway and was able to make it 9.4 miles. That’s the longest I’ve done…
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New shoes and handheld water bottle
Picked up some new shoes on sale for like $50 from Running Warehouse. They feel pretty luxurious on my feet while walking around the house. I’ve never tried Mizuno shoes before but I wanted to try something other than Brooks with all the shin splint problems I’ve had. They say the shoe is for mild…
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My 500Festival MiniMarathon Race Report
Today was race day! Yipee! I left my house at about 5:45AM, well it was exactly 5:45AM as I hit the button to lower the garage door. Made it downtown fast enough, just a bit of traffic getting in to my chosen garage. I parked basically right outside of my coral. I hit the porta…
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Slashing through seven miles
I guess I’m officially, if it wasn’t official before, in taper mode. We did 7 miles during our run tonight. And a WET seven it was. Had pretty heavy down pours for around the middle three miles, but the temperature was just about right. I wasn’t cold when it was raining, and it wasn’t miserably…