Run Perry

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  • Training is winding down – Ready for @IndyMonumental

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    My training is winding down; I am in the middle of my taper right now with the Indianapolis Monumental Half Marathon just a week away. I went out this morning for a 5k “time trial” because I was too cheap and lazy to go run a race. The Running Wizard plan I’ve been following says…

  • Track Workout Number 2

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    Today was track workout number 2, ever. I decided to do 5x800m w/ 800m recovery. The suggested time is 4:12, and fastest is 4:00. The temp tonight was about 30 degrees cooler than last Monday! I wondered if I would do the 5th interval somewhere in the middle of the 2nd, but I “got over…

  • Nice evening for running

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    Did the heat break in other parts of the country like it did in central Indiana? I wasn’t going to run, but talked myself in to it. I went out at 7PM tonight and the temps were in the mid-60’s with a nice breeze out of the north. Nice break from the mid 90’s earlier…

  • First Weekly Weight Gain

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    My weekly weight in was on Friday and I posted my first weekly gain after three months of doing Weight Watchers. It was 1.2 pounds, which takes my total weight loss up to 23.8 pounds. I’m only slightly discouraged by it. I figured my 4.2 pound loss the week before had me at the bottom…

  • Still Chugging Along

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    I’m still chugging along, trying to get myself up to be able to run the Monumental Half Marathon on November 6. This past Saturday I managed to run 7 miles.  It was raining in the morning so I waited until 12:30 or so to start the run, after the rain had stopped.  It was overcast…