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Category: General Running and/or Fitness
January 17, 2014
Blasphemy
There’s a piece of paper I’ve been carrying in my backpack for several months. It felt like it was burning a hole in my pocket because it was time sensitive. It was like an opportunity that was ticking away. Last fall I begrudgingly withdrew from the Berlin Marathon due to injury. I got some of my money back, and I didn’t pay for flight or hotel so I was glad I didn’t lose that money. When they sent me the cheque back with the partial refund they also included a “coupon code” and some instructions. So I had until January 4[…continue reading]
January 15, 2014
Dopey Challenge Report
Before anything else, I want to thank the thousands and thousands of volunteers that made the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend so magical! I don’t if any of you will see this report, but I really appreciate your time, energy, support and help! These races are genuine Disney magic. You feel like a kid again being in the parks, but I get to combine that with my passion of running and the joy of finishing the races. My times for these races are horrible, but the goal was to finish within the permitted times, and I did that very comfortably.[…continue reading]
January 7, 2014
Dopey Training: Week 8
I always look forward to taper week. I also always dread taper week.On one hand, I love that it’s a genuine break and the most important part is recovery. On the other hand, I get jittery and want to go-go-go which spills into other areas of my life. Mind you, with air temperatures around -24ºC and windchills below -30ºC, I’m kinda glad I didn’t have to be outside running too much last week. The super-cold temperatures, snow, wind and ice-storms are really making me look forward to Florida weather. They complain about 8ºC like it’s an ice age. I look[…continue reading]
