Tag Archives: Running

A Broken Record For Fitness Success

When I write out my workouts for my training log posts (see the “training log” tab on the menu bar) or log into DailyMile, I feel like a broken record. (Do younger readers understand this phrase? It doesn’t mean I’m … Continue reading

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Book Review: Running on Empty by Marshall Ulrich

My favorite of the three running books my Mom gave me for Mother’s Day was Running on Empty: An Ultramarathoner’s Story of Love, Loss, and a Record-Setting Run Across America by Maschall Ulrich. (That’s an Amazon Affiliate links, which means that if you click … Continue reading

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How To Do An Easy Run

I am trying to run my long runs at a slower pace, based on information from different running pace calculators. While I don’t believe that there is a universal “right” way to train, I’ve courted injury by running my long runs … Continue reading

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Pacing Myself

I have been looking for some guidance on pacing my various runs, and am drawn to the suggested paces on The McMillan Running Calculator. When I plugged in my GW Parkway Classic data 10M 1:26:00 8:36 It showed me what … Continue reading

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Race Recap: PVTC Go Fourth 8+K

I signed up for this 8K during a #runchat Twitter party, in the afterglow of the Lawyers Have Heart 10K-turned-5K, when I realized that my next real race (not counting the very informal 5K at my conference) wasn’t until the Army Ten … Continue reading

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