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Hard to believe that the end of the year is already here. It has been a really good one overall. My average weekly mileage is finally approaching a respectable level, I ran a few decent marathons, and I had a bunch of fun running relays and shorter races. Of course, there is always room [...] I’ve never been less concerned about not hitting a race goal. I planned to run yesterday’s 15K in Central Park in under an hour but ended up with a 1:00:23 instead. I just shrugged and said, “It wasn’t meant to be today.” And then I was fine with it. I found Antonio, grabbed [...] I ended up with 75.9 miles this week, my highest weekly total yet. I’m sure someday (soon), I’ll look back and chuckle about 75 miles seeming like a big deal, but right now it does seem like a big deal. It’s exciting. It’s a move in the right direction. And, even though I’m definitely feeling [...] I’ve been playing around with the McMillan’s Running Calculator lately, comparing my different race paces and looking for areas of improvement. The results weren’t too surprising. My half marathon is lagging considerably when compared to the other distances. I’ve been really frustrated with my inability to run a solid half lately and [...] I wish more days were like today. This morning started off just about as good as they get. And from there, it just kept rolling. Nearing 8 o’clock, I found myself lined up and ready to race in Central Park. My nerves were so bad that I was in serious physical pain, but [...] 2010 is going to be fun. I’ve spent the past couple weeks scoping out races and compiling my calendar. The two big focuses for the year are getting comfortable with the marathon distance and running competitively in my first two 50 milers. I might draft out more concrete goals as far as [...] |
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