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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
April 9, 2014
April Plans
As I mentioned in this post, I’ve felt like the March had unfun winter weather. But it’s a new month, the snow is finally melting, and it’s time for a new start! Around The Bay this year was a fun but humbling experience. I knew going in that I wasn’t properly prepared, but that didn’t prepare me for how much it would hurt! It reminded me of a saying: “The more you sweat in training, the less you bleed in battle.” I feel like I bled during Around The Bay. I intend to sweat a lot in April to bleed less[…continue reading]
April 2, 2014
March Review
I’m happy to keep up these reviews to keep myself honest about my New Year’s Resolutions. January and February were questionable, and March had its own challenges, particularly because of ice. But, a silver lining is that the convenience of my new home gym means I’ve been able to get a lot of workouts on the stationary bike and home gym. Goal: GET PMP Status: YES! That’s SO last month :p Maybe I should take it off this list… Goal: SET A NEW HALF-MARATHON PB (< 2:03:22) Status: I have a shot! I didn’t go for a personal best at Chilly. My next opportunity in[…continue reading]
March 31, 2014
Around The Bay 2014 Race Report
As I mentioned here, I was just planning on running Around The Bay this year for fun. And it was quite fun! I decided this could be a race full of selfies. LOTS OF SELFIES! Picking gear for this year’s race was rather unusual. When I ran on Wednesday, I realized it would be about 20 degrees warmer on race day! That’s kinda ridiculous but a welcome change after the ironically chilly weather at the Chilly Half-Marathon. There were conflicting forecasts between +9 and windchills of -9. I dressed with the -9 in mind. That was a mistake. Running Blogger Selfies[…continue reading]
