Oct
26
After 32 years of running, a true first of any sort is hard to come by. Oh sure, I’ve purloined a few along the way: first run when it’s 100 degrees in Illinois (as opposed to the several 100-plus days I ran in Arizona) first run outdoors after ACL surgery (not those horribly boring indoor …
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Oct
18
Today is the kind of day that makes runners downright happy and friendly. Crisp, early-autumn air in the low 50s, a light breeze bringing the first batch of leaves down, a bright sun poking through wispy white clouds — ahhh, a beautiful day for a run. As I paused to suck down a PowerGel 30 …
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Oct
14
At 8:00 a.m. Sunday, 33,033 runners started a 26.2-mile tour of Chicago known as the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Many of these runners had dedicated months of training for this one day, their primary goal being to cross the finish line. About one-quarter of a mile from that literal finish line, another group of …
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4.8 mi
00:37 /07:36 pace
Just a little fartlek to shake out my legs. They've been pretty stiff since Tuesday's easy 9.5 miler, which came after a 10-day layoff I... posted 13 days ago
