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Tag: Goals
July 16, 2013
…Or Bust?
In a post from about a month ago, I declared I was going to run Berlin Or Bust! After a tough month of reality checks, my goal of running the Berlin Marathon in September seems pretty far away. The worst part is I think I might be okay with that… If I was following my training schedule for Berlin, I would have needed to do 23km Sunday night. I didn’t run at all. I feel quite guilty about it, of course! But I also have a slight sense of relief. I’ve been so obsessed with schedules and miles for so[…continue reading]
April 1, 2013
To Berlin?
There are a lot of reasons I wanted to do the BWM Berlin Marathon: It’s one of the World Marathon Majors. I had a notion of doing all of them at one point. I’ve already done Chicago and London. I have a longshot dream of someday qualifying for, and running the Boston Marathon. And I guess New York and Toyko would be nice. So, Berlin seemed like just another logical step. I also rather enjoyed my trips to London and Chicago. Okay, London didn’t go so well… but the idea of mixing races with travel in general seems very nice.[…continue reading]
January 2, 2013
2012 is Behind Me!
Like one of those distance markers you run by in a race, 2012 is already behind me. It was an unbelievable year, which leaves me a little concerned of how I should top it. It’s often said that a picture is worth a thousand words. Here’s a picture of the pin collection I proudly wear on my backpack that tells a pretty good story of my 2012 running history: The top-left pin is from the Walt Disney World Marathon in ran right at the beginning of 2012. I actually ran the whole Goofy Challenge, and will do it again in[…continue reading]
