Monthly Archives: October 2011

October Review

Posted on October 31, 2011 by Patrick

I completed another month of training for the Philadelphia Marathon today. The month ended with an easy 9 km, 6 mile, run home from work this evening. As you can expect, with three weeks remaining now before Philadelphia, October was … Continue reading →

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Aborted Long Run

Posted on October 30, 2011 by Patrick

Today was scheduled to be my final 20 mile, 32 km, run before the Philadelphia Marathon in three weeks from today. My plan was to get up at the crack of dawn and start my run while everyone at home … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stories

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Patrick

Once again it is time for Saturday Stories, a collection of some of my favourite blogs posts and stories from the past week. As always, if you came across anything you feel is worthy of mention here feel free to … Continue reading →

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Week 13 of Training for the Philadelphia Marathon

Posted on October 29, 2011 by Patrick

Week 13 of my 16 week training program for the Philadelphia Marathon will be complete after tomorrow’s run. This week’s plan called for 55 miles, 88 kilometers. With one run remaining I currently have completed 86.2 km this week. I mentioned earlier … Continue reading →

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Cross Training Thursday

Posted on October 27, 2011 by Patrick

Today was a scheduled day of rest for me. It comes at a good time as the new #runchat challenge announced today is a cross training challenge. For that reason I am going to write about tonight’s cross training. To … Continue reading →

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Marathon Profile: Marine Corps Marathon

Posted on October 26, 2011 by Patrick

Since it is coming up this weekend, I decided to profile the Marine Corps Marathon tonight. This is one my wife keeps suggesting I register for so we can make a trip to Washington DC. This is a marathon I … Continue reading →

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Running in Cooler Weather

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Patrick

The weather we have had over the past week or so has served as a reminder that cooler weather is here to stay now. If tonight was any indication, my short sleeve shirts and shorts might have to  go away … Continue reading →

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The Week Ahead

Posted on October 24, 2011 by Patrick

Seeing the countdown clock on the Philadelphia Marathon website tonight made me realize just how close i am getting to race day. Race day is now less than a month away, 27 days to be exact according to the countdown. It … Continue reading →

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Unorthodox Long Run

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Patrick

Today I had a 25 km, 16 mile, run scheduled. As per usual, for a weekend run, I began with my daughter in her Chariot. I got started a bit later than planned but still was expecting to complete the … Continue reading →

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Saturday Stories

Posted on October 22, 2011 by Patrick

It is time for Saturday Stories, a collection of some of my favourite blog posts and articles from the past week. As always, if you came across anything this past week you feel is worthy of mention feel free to … Continue reading →

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