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Deep Thoughts
They say it’s all “mind over matter”…but how do you know your mind hasn’t gone off the deep end? They say it’s all ”mental”…but how do you know you haven’t ”gone mental” yourself??? What possessed to run my 5 miler this afternoon in 97 … Continue reading
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The voices in my head.
“A runner’s head is a scary place to be, and becoming your own psychologist may be grounds for a malpractice claim.” -Marty Jerome. Ok…so I’m off to do my 9 miler…yes, right now, at 8pm. Hoping for a blissful run…let’s … Continue reading
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Guinness almost pooped on a frog.
Catchy, yeah???? Well, we went for a non trail run in Hyland, since dogs can only run on paved trails now in Hyland Reserve…bummer. We’ve seen many cheaters, but I want to choose the high road; I miss so much … Continue reading
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What is the best trick/lesson/thing
you have learned to help you run, or just about running? One of my top five is that Guinness has taught me how to sprint downhill. We started running trail a long time ago, but when we moved here, I … Continue reading
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Missed Claudia
We were supposed to run sprints. I missed it. There’s a long, convoluted reason why that I will be jerk enough not to supply here. in place of that…TRFKAS and I and her daughter ran a 5k. It was fun, … Continue reading
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Will someone please light a fire under my butt?
I need to start getting in some decent runs so that I can build a good base from which to train for the Monster Half, and finish somewhat quickly in the Minneapolis Duathlon. The duathlon is Aug. 29, but it’s … Continue reading
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5k? Ur doin it rite!
The girls far surpassed my expectations at the 5k they ran on Sunday. The front girls averaged 10:00/mile and sprinted in, to the point that I could barely keep up. How cool is that?? On to the next phase…Minneapolis Duathlon, … Continue reading
So, it was hot.
Um. I basically did nothing with the girls, but I had previously set up that James the kettlebell guy would do some activities with the girls this afternoon/evening. I sweated just watching. I was glad I was not participating. VERY … Continue reading
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Schmaltz aside…
Sorry. I’m always going to be the one with the over emotional posts. I’m not embarrassed, so let’s just call my last post Ode to Toots #1. Kinda like a Beethoven or a Mozart, except Mozart didn’t really do odes. … Continue reading
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I…know where Toots is…
so, those folks who have not met Toots…. you will someday. Our travels are intermittently intertwined. We are yin and yang, and if you ever meet us, you will understand the truth in that statement… We have a lot of … Continue reading
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