Training

A Change of Pace – Philly RW Challenge Run

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When the alarm went off this morning at 5:45, I was on the fence about getting up for a run with strangers.  I could easily have slept in. If it wasn’t for the fact that I thought they might be waiting for me, or that I had just had a conversation the night before with [...]

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Hey Runners, Food Matters: Mark Bittman’s Newest Cook Book

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My 17 year old daughter and I are making a conscious effort to eat better.  It’s not that our diet is poor…challenged is more accurate.  Her life as a high school junior is filled with a challenging academic schedule, tennis team, studying for the SAT, college considerations, and most importantly, fun with friends.  My concerns are more about my [...]

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Best Running Music Playlist: #5 — Marathon mix for 10 – 11.5 min pace (130 – 150 bpm)

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If you’re looking for good running music, you won’t be disappointed. This running music playlist has songs at 130 – 150 bpm (building from slower bpms at start, to faster as you continue). This would translate into running a 10 – 11.5 minute mile pace. If you like alternative/indie rock and power-pop, but also like [...]

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a favorite run — West Seattle (with music, beer, and good friends)

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If you follow a bold pace, you probably know I’m not a runner. But, I truly enjoy finding ways to help Monica with her running (mainly thru music). As Monica’s last post mentioned, I recently had surgery to give my brother a kidney (it all went very well, we are both recovering quickly), which afforded [...]

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Race Interrupted – Changing the Training Path

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Sometimes life gets in the way of racing.  We found out in November that my husband’s brother needed a kidney and I learned that giving one takes a long time.  So we went on with our busy lives while he was being tested and part of that was my training for the San Francisco Marathon in [...]

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{10 Questions} for Kara Goucher and her new MADD card and tee

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Kara Goucher is a rock star in the running world.  She is beautiful and sweet and tough and strong.  She has become the paradigm for the modern running woman and fast becoming it for the modern running mother.  I am waiting for her to meet me in the lobby of a hotel in NYC and enjoying the surreal feel of the moment…a journey [...]

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Goodbye Zen Runner — Hello Garmin

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Ignorance is no longer bliss…my recently purchased Garmin watch is my new best friend (I got the Forerunner 405 CX). This week I went from zen runner to the slightly obsessed wrist watcher.  It took the urging of a new running friend (“this is a ‘need’ for you Monica, not a ‘want’ “) and a sale at REI [...]

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{10 questions} for Olympic Trials Qualifier Doreen McCoubrie

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I first came to know of Doreen years ago on the streets of my home town.   LDF Dora and I were on our way to an early 10 mile race at the shore, when we saw Doreen run by us at a stop light.  Dora, who already knew of Doreen, was thrilled to have so easily fulfilled [...]

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{book review} Orange is the New Black — Piper Kerman (running for her life)

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When Piper Kerman was incarcerated for a year on a ten year-old drug charge, she ran everyday around the track to keep from losing her mind.  The kindness of fellow inmates in this stripped-down world provided her comfort.  This book reminded me of the redemptive qualities of running.  And although this story is not about running, it [...]

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7 Favorites for Marathon Training

May 8, 2010

“Training mode” requires a restructuring of a casual life…obsession must take hold.  Part of this change involves products that aid us on the journey of soreness and fatigue caused by repetitive workouts and long hours on the run.   Running is a relatively low cost sport (unless you travel to races in far away places), but we love any [...]

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