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Monday Afternoon 5 Miler

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Managed to get out and back from a five miler before darkness set in this afternoon. It was still very cold (high 20’s) but at least the wind wasn’t […]


Building The Base: Another Hour Of Running

Decided on a steady hour of running tonight to continue the base building phase of my current training program. Despite temperatures in the mid 30’s and a strong NW wind, I chose to run outside instead of the “easier” treadmill option. With two layers on top, hat, gloves and shorts (yes, still not cold […]


Sunday Morning Long Run

I probably wasted too much energy on yesterday’s 5 miler - today’s “long” run (actually, 14 miles isn’t really that long when I think of the marathon I’ll be running in 9 weeks time) was quite a tough effort and I needed to dig deep and gut it out.
Some time in the middle […]


Progressive 5 Miler With A Little Help From The Jam

Headed out late morning for a steady 4 or 5 miler with no major intentions except for logging a few more base miles. The weather was great - crisp, but breezy - and made for a nice run in pleasant conditions. My main focus was on tomorrow’s 12-14 miles tomorrow morning, so today was […]


Steady Sunday Recovery Run

Decided to head outside this afternoon for a short run to help shake out some of the stiffness from yesterday’s 20k race - my longest run since the middle of November. The weather was great - mid 60’s with a warm south west wind - perfect for a Sunday afternoon run in January. My […]


Tidewater Striders Distance Series 20k

Today was the day for the first event in the Tidewater Striders Distance Series - a 3 race series designed to be used as a tune up for a Spring marathon. The 20k race consists of 2 x 10k loops on Fort Story Army Base - home to both old and new Cape Henry […]