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November 2010

November 2010 In Review

– Posted in: Month End Summaries

Running – 106.2 miles over 16 runs.  This was my second highest monthly total ever, 1.7 miles short of my total from April.  I had the benefit of 2 long runs, which helped to bump up the total.  This leaves me at 969 for the year, easily within reach of my goal of 1000 for [...]

Fun With Numbers

– Posted in: Looking Back

I had an epic running week this week, at least for me.  I ran 9.9 miles on Tuesday, 5 on Thursday, 5.1 on Saturday and 20.3 today.  My total for the week was 40.3.  While many of the people I follow on Twitter and DailyMile can do that easily, for me this is a huge [...]

PPTC 5 Mile Turkey Trot Race Report

– Posted in: Race Reports

Thursday was the 5 mile Turkey Trot in Prospect Park.  I finished in 42:17, and had a great time. Typically, my family travels for Thanksgiving.  But this year, we had an early holiday last weekend, and so we remained behind in NY.  I decided to take advantage and run in the turkey trot race, which [...]

Marathons Galore!

– Posted in: First Light Marathon Reflections

This is a great time of the year, namely marathon season.  Big marathons are going on virtually every weekend, and now with Twitter and Dailymile, I know of so many people running each of the races. This past weekend was Marine Corp Marathon, where the runners had great conditions.  It was fun to track everyone's [...]

GPS Course Measurements

– Posted in: Rant

We are all complainers by nature, and I do it too, especially on Twitter where there is an audience of other complainers to fuel the fire.  While in real life I am typically not a complainer, there are certain things that do get me all riled up.  Usually I ignore it, and every once in awhile [...]

October 2010 in Review

– Posted in: Month End Summaries

Running – 98 miles over 15 runs.  A stellar month.  Included a marathon, plus my first long run for my next marathon, plus a triathlon, plus my first run ever with my 14 year old daughter plus 3 speed sessions.  I'm now at 862.8 miles on the year, already shattering my previous high for a [...]