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Training went as anticipated this week, with a slight scare due to extreme post-gym soreness. Ironically, my resumed gym efforts to head off back problems actually caused pretty major pain on Thursday and Friday, to the point that I was afraid I had pulled a muscle. Today I’m significantly improved, and am just as ( Read more... )

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Turning exercise into a social commitment is, for me, a proven path to success. So, Udit and I are going to do the lunch-time gym thing on Mondays and Wednesdays, even if it’s only for a half-hour workout. I’ve been slacking on strength training lately, so this should help a ton. Plus, perhaps it’ll rub off on other ( Read more... )

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I ran the Matthews Labor Day 5k this morning in 19:32, which was good enough for 9th overall and second in my age group. Susi got third overall female, and Jeri got first in her age group (second in masters) with a personal record. Congrats, ladies! John Marotta (who was at Buffalo with Mark and me) finished a step ( Read more... )

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My photographic production is streaky, and I definitely don’t market my work. Despite this, I’ve sold my first photograph! I like the thought of offsetting the significant cost of gear like this.

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I haven’t been logging my individual runs, since I usually do something of similar purpose on the same day of each week. As I try to balance endurance base and speed work, I need to track runs a little closer. For example, I was feeling a little down about my speed and core energy in the middle of last week, but ( Read more... )

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I’m again experimenting with crossposting to my LiveJournal. LJers don’t respond well to RSS feeds on LJ, and commenting (which is the reason to use LJ as a blogging venue in the first place) on feeds sucks even for the poster. LiveJournal Crossposter appears to work better than any of the hand-rolled solutions I’ve ( Read more... )

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This past Saturday I ran the Greek Festival 5k and managed a 19:23 with little trouble. I was, however, very sore for the next few days. I need to work on my marathon speed over the next two weeks, as Portland is coming up very soon. All signs point to a Labor Day 5k.

After a collapse yesterday (no excuses given, which gets big points with me) Landis crushed the field to do the impossible. Coming from eight huge minues back, he's now back within 30 seconds of the lead, and has a chance to win with the upcoming time trial. I'm now a huge fan. For sure, I have enjoyed this Tour more than any of Armstrong's

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