Outdoor Addict

After talking with some folks, I have decided that I need to get me some quality running shoes.  Sure, I have top notch trail running shoes, but that isn’t what I really need to run on the pavement.  I hit the internet with a vengeance.  I did all kinds of searching and reading on all [...]

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Today was quite a busy day.  It started of by sitting around for the better part of the morning watching tv.  When the rain decided to stop, I went out for the 4 mile run that I had planned for the after noon.  The stats are: 4.44 miles in 41.53 minutes with a pace of [...]

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Today was scheduled for a 3 mile run for my training schedule, but my boss asked me about going for a bike ride.  I couldn’t pass it up.  So I went.  We left work a little early and went out for about 45 minutes.  Not all that great of a ride, as I thought we [...]

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W1D2 had scheduled a 2 mile run or cross training.  I decided that I don’t want to push the running too much at this point, as I will get plenty of it later.  I took the dog out for a little spin.  We went for a 2.5 mile hike through the power lines behind my [...]

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Today was W1D2 of the 1/2 marathon training.  I honestly didn’t think it was going to happen because of the awful weather that we have been having lately.  It has pretty much been dumping rain all day and I never thought it would let up.  I just figured it wasn’t my day to run.  But [...]

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Today started off Week 1, Day 1 (W1D1) of Hal Higdon’s 1/2 Marathon Training and today called for some strength and stretching. For the strength part, I went for a 16 mile bike ride and pushed it on the ride. Probably not the smartest thing to do. I must admit, my legs are still a [...]

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