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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Through rain, snow, sleet and hail…

Well, today was possibly the worst conditions I have ever run in. We headed out to Natick – 18.2 miles from the marathon finish line at 8 AM. There was a good 1-2 inches of snow laid on the ground already and large white flakes were still falling. The snow coming down was bearable, though […]

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Not backing down…

I had a good week. Life has been super busy at work, but made time for my runs this week and felt good. Our weekend long run was postponed from Saturday to Sunday due to the weather (6-10 inches of snow). While we probably could have run on Sat, it was a beautiful day today, […]

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