Monthly Archives: June 2011

Marathon Profile: Big Five Marathon

Posted on June 29, 2011 by Patrick

Tonight I decided to profile a marathon I had not heard of before I came across it in an online search. Tonight’s profile is of the Big Five Marathon in South Africa. What makes this one unique is that it … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Run to Overcome

Posted on June 28, 2011 by Patrick

Since I finished reading the book a couple of nights ago I thought tonight would be a good night to review Run to Overcome by Meb Keflezighi. With just 224 pages, if you are looking for a quick read related … Continue reading →

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Running with a Toddler

Posted on June 26, 2011 by Patrick

I’ve written a number of times about the fact that I bring my daughter along for many of my weekend runs. It is a great way to be able to spend more time with your child and/or give your spouse … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stories

Posted on June 25, 2011 by Patrick

Once again here is a compilation of some of my favourite stories and blog posts from the week. As always, if you came across anything you think is worthy of mentioning here don’t hesitate to post a link below. Late … Continue reading →

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No Run Tonight

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Patrick

Once again today I was planning to run home from work. The day started off much like yesterday with grey skies and rain. Also much like yesterday there were reasons to be optimisitc about the weather later in the day … Continue reading →

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Tonight’s Run

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Patrick

Tonight’s run was just an easy 10 km run home from work. For most of the day I can’t really say I was looking forward to the run as it was an overcast with rain on and off and very … Continue reading →

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Marathon Profile: Antarctica Marathon

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Patrick

Tonight I decided to look for something exotic and came up with the Antarctica Marathon. I had heard of this one before but did not know much about it until reading more tonight. As you can imagine, this one is … Continue reading →

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Monday Night Soccer and Running

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Patrick

For the past several years I have been playing soccer on Monday nights. Last year as I started running more mileage in an effort to improve my time in the marathon I came to the realization that soccer is not … Continue reading →

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Father’s Day Run

Posted on June 19, 2011 by Patrick

The past two years for father’s day we participated in a local 5 km race. This year, being busy with others things, we did not register for the race. I still managed to get out for a run this morning. … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stories

Posted on June 18, 2011 by Patrick

It is time again for my favourite stories and blog posts of the week. As always, if you if you came across anything this week you think is worthy of adding feel free to post a link below. Bacon station … Continue reading →

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