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OK, yes, it’s been 3 weeks since the event. The scoop is that I was able to get in enough long runs to finish the marathon at a pace faster than a training run, so that’s what I did. No PR attempts this year! Maybe I’ll be ready for some of that stuff in 2013. [...] I signed up for this race because it looked fun and I needed a 10-12 miler the week before the marathon anyway. So it’s singletrack. Whatevuh. Like I’m gonna turn my ankle or something? Oh, I did. It’s not bad though. [...] A big fascination for me is watching others grow and learn. This means that one of the greatest joys of being a parent for me is having a front-row seat to a small human undergoing physical, emotional and mental development in hyper-drive. These little ones are all at once unique individuals and mirrors of our traits and foibles. Remy’s [...] Last weekend, I wrapped up three weekends in a row of racing. I hadn’t intended to race three weekends in a row. It just sort of happened. [...] Hey look! It’s round #, uh, I don’t know, in the series of signing up for races because team mates are doing them. [...] Short report for a shorter race. [...] Seems as though it’s time for my quarterly post about how I’ve not been running as much as I’d hoped. How out of shape I am. How I’ve still run in some races, felt pretty horrid but still managed to win some sort of an award. Do you feel like you’ve read this story before? Bored [...] “That’s not a pineapple, that a piece of pineapple.” “No, Mommy, red and white don’t make pink, white and red make pink.” “Mommy, can you help me find Mighty Machines – In the Snowstorm episode?” Yes sir, Mr. High-Conscientiousness bossy man. There’s a growing body of research that shows these sorts of personality traits are quite durable, [...] Now I’ve gone and done it. I’ve committed to some races. I’ve even signed up for some of them. [...] Bull City Running, an awesome running store that puts on great events like Uwharrie Mountain Runs, put on this event. Running of the Bulls 8k is one of the many USATF state championships littered across the state. So I ran in the event because of the first statement and despite the second one. [...] |
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