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  1. This is what three years of 3M Half Marathons look like

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 30, 2012

    The highlighted splits are the ones in which I ran the fastest in comparison to the same mile in other years. For instance, on Sunday, I ran Mile 2 in 6:56, which is the fastest Mile 2 I'd ever run… Full Story »


  2. 3M Half Marathon race report: Lungs wrote a check my legs could not cash

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 30, 2012

    This is how close I came to not even running this race: The day before, out for an easy four-mile run, I pass on the trail the physical therapist who has been working on my leg. She sees my gait,… Full Story »

  3. Eight is enough: Here's the tale of my previous 3M Austin half marathons (in graphic form)

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 25, 2012

    These are the Garmin splits from the last two times I ran the 3M Half Marathon, with 2010 on the right and the 2011 race on the left. I'm signed up to run the race again this year. In 2010,… Full Story »

  4. Here's what my heart rate looks like when trying to run a sub 6-minute-mile

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 23, 2012

    I inputed a recent 5 1/2 mile run into the SportsTracks software which uses data from my Garmin and allows me to look at a run after a workout and extrapolate current mile pace, heart rate, etc., at any interval… Full Story »

  5. Taking it to the streets: A guide to marathon running

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 20, 2012

    So, the makers of the following chart left off the Austin Marathon (which I ran in 2011) and the Dallas White Rock Lake and Fort Worth Cowtown marathons (which I ran in 2005, 2007, 2008, and 2009), but outside of… Full Story »


  6. I've got goober gait: And there are just two more weeks to fix myself before the 3M Half Marathon

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 12, 2012

    Last week, as the registration deadline was counting down on the 3M Half Marathon, I decided to sign up. I was No. 5,900-something and the cap was 6,000. I thought about not racing. I don't have anymore soleus or calf… Full Story »


  7. Despite injuries, I still managed to run 9 more than days in 2011

    5ksandcabernets &bull Jan 1, 2012

    A hairline fracture of my pelvis early in the year and a strained calf muscle late in the year limited my mileage to about 30 miles per week in 2011, my lowest weekly average since 2007. The injuries also put… Full Story »

  8. If the shoe doesn't fit: Why Adidas should get a lump of coal in its Christmas stocking

    5ksandcabernets &bull Dec 22, 2011

    One of the shoes in my running rotation are the Adidas Bostons. The official name of the shoe is Adidas adiZero Boston. I always thought Adidas had trademarked the word "Adizero." A Lake County pastor is imploring Bulls star Derrick… Full Story »


  9. Daily run (12/21): 8.76 miles in 1:09:10

    5ksandcabernets &bull Dec 21, 2011

    This was our normal, Zilker Park to UT campus and back run. Nice and scenic. Takes you through the state capitol. The first half is uphill, the second half is downhill. I was still feeling good at the end so… Full Story »

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  10. If you know you can BQ without a PR, then you speak runner

    5ksandcabernets &bull Dec 13, 2011

    The deal is this. If you are a runner, you speak Runner, or Runnese. When you talk to another friend who runs, you slip into runner's dialect, and sometimes, when a non-runner asks you a question, you speak runner and… Full Story »

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