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The mile
Last night marked another first: my first track race. The venue? Icahn Stadium on Randall’s Island. The distance? The mile. The goal? Break six minutes. The reality? Not on this night. Just getting to...
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Review: Saucony Kinvara
It’s been awhile since I’ve done a shoe review. This is primarily because I’ve found a few models that I’ve been happy enough to stick with over the past 18 months or so: the Pearl Izumi Streak and the...
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Well, that was alright
Today marked my tentative return to racing, hot on the heels of my tentative return to training. Tomorrow it will be six months to the day that I suffered a catastrophic fracture to my right sacrum on...
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Race Report: Coogan’s 5K
I still hate 5Ks. But I hate them a little less after this race. Maybe the Gridiron 4 Miler a month ago helped to prepare me for this. Or maybe it’s the fact that I still have no real race endurance...
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Race Report: Van Cortlandt Park 2×2 Relay
On Thursday evening I cajoled Jonathan into joining me for a race in Van Cortlandt Park. It was an evening of firsts: my first joint race with Jonathan; my first cross-country race ever; my first time...
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Review: New Balance Minimus 10 Road; Pearl Izumi Streak 2
Aside from my recent purchase of the New Balance Minimus 10 Trail, it’s been quite awhile since I bought some new running shoes for daily training — probably around a year and a half. Since my running...
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A few minutes with Jenny Simpson
Jenny (Barringer) Simpson’s running résumé is so impressive that it’s difficult to choose among the highlights. A 2008 Olympian in the 3000m steeplechase, breaker of numerous collegiate records and...
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Training: Dec 11 – 17
Now we’re in the home stretch. There’s a month to go before my goal 5K race in Houston over Olympic Marathon Trials weekend. The emphasis now is on (in this order): Staying uninjured Making tweaks to...
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Stuff! (product roundup)
I’ve acquired some new stuff. Let me tell you about it. First, some shoes. Right before I got injured a month ago I ordered a pair of the Saucony Type A5 (because I’m a Type A kind of person). My...
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Other running stuff (not deep thoughts)
It’s Twofer Tuesday on RLaG. You get TWO posts! Here’s other stuff that’s going on. I was tempted to do the Randall’s Island Zombie Run, but at $60 it’s expensive. Plus, as I wanted to go as a zombie,...
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