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That’s my bib number for the Boston Marathon. I found out this week. Considering there are only 25,000 runners, I wonder who is behind me 🙂 If you go to www.baa.org on marathon day, you can type in my number and track my progress along the course. (The link on the BAA site isn’t made […]

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21 days and counting

Yesterday I finished my last 22 mile run before the marathon on April 21. For the next 3 weeks, I will reduce my mileage and training to make sure my body is healthy and strong for the big event. Just when I begin to really feel the wear and tear of 3+ months of training, […]

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The end is near

Just got home from a 10 mile run. We actually got to run a good portion of the run in daylight tonight. That plus the temperature was in the 40s which was a nice treat as well. I can’t believe though that this weekend marks our last long training run. 22 miles! We did a […]

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Why I run…

This week, the Alzheimer’s Association released a report, 2008 Alzheimer’s Disease Facts and Figures, that estimates 10 million baby boomers will develop Alzheimer’s disease in the United States. The disease is set to strike 1 out of 8 baby boomers. It’s for reasons like this that I am waking up mornings when the temperature is […]

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Not making it easy…

The weather gods are officially against me! The last 3 weekends we have had some tough weather for our long runs. This weekend we postponed our run from Saturday until Sunday because of predicted rain. The weather on Sunday was sunnier, but REALLY windy. It was also a very hilly route. At times, between running […]

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