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Here is a quick update on my running. In case you don’t know, I am following a 10k training plan for a Turkey Trot race. I am hoping for a pace of 8, but not sure I’ll make that, unless good tapering and race day magic help me! Two days ago I did a treadmill [...]
I despise squirrels. They are such pests in our backyard. Every bird feeder I have ever owned became a squirrel feeder. I even installed several different anti-squirrel devices – to no avail! The buggers even put my life in danger once. A few years ago, I went out onto the deck to grill some hamburgers. [...]
Last time I wrote about how I am using Hal Higdon’s 10k training plan to prepare for the 5 mile Cleveland Turkey Trot race. I was going to follow the Hal Higdon 10k plan exactly, even though it’s an awful lot of running – nearly every day! I don’t usually run every day, and Monday [...]
I originally started writing this post back in June, but abandoned it. Writing doesn’t come easy for me, and sometimes I don’t finish an article if I can’t find the right words. I should not worry so much about that. Anyway, I remembered it today when I checked the weather forecast for Sunday. It’s going [...]
On Monday I did my last long run on the hilly trails of Duke Forest. I ran 8 miles (tapered down from 12 miles last week). One of the ideas that I’ve been playing with is the Chi Uphill running technique. At Bandit’s Challenge, I used this on the very last climb of the run, [...]
