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I Guess We’re Marathon Training
Last Sunday, Jesse and I headed out for my longest run on the road since October’s Healdsburg Half Marathon. Despite logging a 13-mile trail race on May 18, I knew running on the road would be a...
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19 Miles is No Joke
Yesterday, I set out to run 19 miles. Although it was later in the morning (around 10:30) than I had ideally hoped to set out (around 8-8:30), San Francisco was still cool. Hoping to run a slightly...
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20 Miles: Run and Done
On Saturday, I met Jamie at Sports Basement (about 2.5 miles from our apartment) for her 18 miles and my 20-mile run. We set out to mimic the San Francisco Marathon 20-mile course preview run hosted by...
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Berlin Marathon Training: Week 1
Last week kicked off week one Berlin Marathon training. Hot off the heels of Mountains 2 Beach and Vineman Monte Rio, I gave myself a week of unstructured exercise before jumping into my 16-week...
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Berlin Marathon Training: Week 2
Sorry for the belated post – I returned yesterday from a long weekend with two friends in wine country. We stayed at a funky ranch house in Mendocino County and drank wine, did a little hiking, watched...
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Berlin Marathon Training: Week 3
This week’s marathon training reinforced one thing for me: how badly I need a massage. My IT bands, quads, and hip flexors are so tight that I feel like I’m on the cusp of having ITBS again. Luckily, I...
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Berlin Marathon Training: Weeks 4-6
I can’t really believe I’m playing catch up from late June, but the last couple of weeks have been crazy for me. Along with the stress that accompanies starting a new job, I had three classes from 6:00...
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Berlin Marathon Training: Many Weeks Overdue
Single-tracked Mind has taken a serious backseat in the last (almost) month. Between starting a new job where my hours are longer and blogging is an impossibility and being generally exhausted, neither...
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Berlin Marathon: 3 Weeks Out!
The past 4 weeks have been action packed. In the spirit of brevity, I’ll break them down by the numbers: Not bad for a Thursday! 6: months since I broke my foot 3: months since I resumed running 1:...
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Berlin Marathon: Maybe Road Marathons Aren’t My Thing
The Berlin Marathon served as the nail in the coffin for me: I’m not going to be running a road marathon anytime soon. Unless the race is in a fun, exotic locale (i.e. Europe) that rewards me with an...
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