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Winners of MapMyRun’s first-ever Route Art contest
I’ve been a loyal Garmin user ever since my wife gave me one for Christmas in 2009. I’m still using the same watch 3.5 years later, and I absolutely love it. But I hadn’t been taking it with me on my...
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Today’s Numberz: When 9 miles turns into a horrific sweaty 6
Sunday marked two weeks since I had last run outside. Too many Chicago Blackhawks games to watch while running on the treadmill. Too many activities for my boys. Too much work calling out its evil...
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Today’s Numberz: Yikes! Only 60 days to my next half marathon
I looked at the date today and realized I’m exactly two months out from my next race, the Half Madness Half Marathon in my hometown of Batavia, IL. (Gulp!) Time to get serious. Actually, it was time to...
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Today’s Numberz: 24 miles short of 900
I didn’t quite make it to 900 miles by the mid-point of 2013. But oh so close. It would have been nice. But it wasn’t meant to be. I guess that’s what happens when I set a 6-month long goal with only...
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Today’s Numberz: Zero. Zilch. Nada. Nothing.
After realizing over the 4th of July holiday that I had exactly 16 weeks until my next marathon and a mere 7 weeks until my next half marathon, I did what every competitive self-motivated PR-chasing...
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Monthly Numberz: 78 miles in July
July was an up and down month. After 185 straight days of running, I ended my streak and took a whole 9 days off. And it felt good. But the rest of the month was inconsistent at best. And my lingering...
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Today’s Numberz: 10 push-ups and 1,000 miles
Been eerily quiet on the blogging front the past 1.5 months. Just four posts in that time. Been thinking about all kinds of things to write about, but simply haven’t been able to find the time. Tons of...
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Today’s Numberz: 13.1 mile fitness test (aka race day)
I’m making last-minute preparations for my marathon training fitness test this morning, otherwise known as the Half Madness Half Marathon which goes off at 7am. Training has been progressing relatively...
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A review of my 2013 running…in chart form
Although this blog is all about the Numberz of my running, here’s a summary of 2013…without any numbers! I started the year with a goal to jump start my running by going every day in January. It...
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Today’s Numberz: Revisiting my 7 running goals for 2013
I may not have achieved all of my 2013 running goals, but it was still a remarkable year…that leaves lots of room for more improvement in 2014. I’ve always believed it’s good to have goals. It’s also...
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