Stories from A Whole Lot of Soles
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What's a difference in a day? A lot
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 29, 2010
It dawns on me as I get to the end of July that the volume of miles just isn't there this year. Going to have to do something about that. I had 11 miles scheduled and added another for 12… Full Story »
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Against the tide
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 27, 2010
I took my favourite long-run route out to the Beaches this past weekend, found myself sharing a trail with organized tune-up runs going on. So while I was on my own long run, these groups were on their 20K or… Full Story »
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Sucking in air
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 24, 2010
These are moments we don't write about, the part of running, well, that has very little to do with running. Picture yourself at a red light, grateful for it while you lean your arms at your waist. Or when you've… Full Story »
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Getting into the miles
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 19, 2010
Did my first long run in quite a while, not sure how I skipped so many weeks without truly going the distance. Ran 16 miles yesterday in about 2:20, at a 8:33-per-mile pace. This training cycle is obviously much easier… Full Story »
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Race report: Acura 10 miler
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 11, 2010
Funny how things go from blah to okay. Must be the race-day magic factor. Ran a few miles to the race site and was not really feeling up to racing. Felt out of sorts. That is the funny thing about racing. It brings out the competitive spirit and ignites. I stood there in the final minutes before the countdown when I bumped into Lee, Fran and another fellow runner. I love how the beginning of a race now feels like walking down your neighbourhood, if you… Full Story »
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Acclimated
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 8, 2010
Today was another battle with the heat and I think it's safe to say I emerged victorious. I planned a 10 miler and I knew it could be difficult, with the temperature at 6:30 p.m. But I think the last… Full Story »
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Running goes on
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jul 6, 2010
Took a long weekend in DC, where it's supposed to be above 100F today. Yikes. The running goes on. That is to say, the miles are getting in there, nowhere close to last year's volume, but i'm not taking that… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Racing
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Perspective
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jun 29, 2010
No need for any sane human to comment on this, but I walked through a different downtown on Sunday morning, my seventh day at work, searching for an open coffee shop, surveying the damage. I shook my head and snapped… Full Story »
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Race report: Night Crawler 5 miler
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jun 23, 2010
In the starting area of tonight's 5 mile race, I repeated a few numbers, just throwing them out there: 4:45, 4:37, 4:37, 4:30... Training hasn't gotten off to the greatest start. In short, my right knee is bothering me a bit and I don't want to push it.… Full Story »
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Struggling through
A Whole Lot of Soles &bull Jun 20, 2010
I can't remember having such a bad run on a long-run day, but at least I made it through. Today scheduled 13 miles with no particular pace in mind. The weather is starting to heat up so my alarm went… Full Story »
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Topics:
- 10K
- Dehyration
- Pace
